Roetzel is an Ohio-based law firm, which means many of its clients are Ohio businesses. As we head into the final push of campaign season, we will see advertisements funded by a political action committee called “We Are Ohio.” We Are Ohio’s chief concern is preventing Ohio from becoming the nation’s 25th right to work…

Daimler Trucks North America has agreed to contribute almost $500 million to a new employee benefit plan in an effort to end a class action lawsuit filed by a group of retirees and the United Auto Workers union accusing the company of illegally cutting their benefits. According to the company, the benefits were not vested…

In one corner is Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. that operates 28 hospitals in 8 states. In the other corner is the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the nation’s largest union focused on the healthcare industry. Prime filed a RICO lawsuit against SEIU and several union executives for engaging in a conspiracy to force Prime to…

Before a union election can occur, the National Labor Relations Board sets a voter eligibility cutoff date. Workers employed (or who have an expectation of returning to work) on that date can vote. But what happens when the election is delayed 7 months and the pool of voters, i.e. workforce, dramatically changes? The original cutoff…

Unions do more than raise labor costs of employers with whom they negotiate. They also reduce wages and job growth in states where they are most prevalent. That’s the conclusion of a new monograph published by the Washington, D.C. based Competitive Enterprise Institute titled “The Unintended Consequences of Collective Bargaining.” The authors, economist Lowell Gallaway…

An employee of a Memphis, Tennessee distribution center for Philips Electronics received a written warning at the conclusion of an investigation into a sexual harassment complaint made against him by a co-worker. A note was then placed in his personnel file indicating he was “aware that disciplinary action forms are confidential and should not be…