By Colleen M. Arnett Livorno and Arnett Co., LPA 1335 Dublin Road, Suite 108-B Columbus, Ohio 43215 Telephone: 614-224-7771 Local 1120 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, the labor organization that represents firefighters employed by the City of Bucyrus, … Continue reading →
Colleen M. Arnett Livorno & Arnett Co., LPA 1335 Dublin Road, Suite 108-B Columbus, OH 43215 614-224-7771 Carrie Clark, a fire paramedic with the City of Tucson, has been awarded a $3.8 million settlement after the department failed to provide … Continue reading →
By Henry A. Arnett Livorno and Arnett Co., LPA 1335 Dublin Road, Suite 108-B Columbus, Ohio 43215 Telephone: 614-224-7771 In an October, 2009, article posted on our website’s Firm News pages, we discussed how employers were increasingly denying injured workers … Continue reading →
NEBRASKA FIREFIGHTER WINS DISCRIMINATION RETALIATION LAWSUIT By Colleen M. Arnett Livorno and Arnett Co., LPA 1335 Dublin Road, Suite 108-B Columbus, Ohio 43215 Telephone: 614-224-7771 carnett@livornoandarnett.com State and federal discrimination laws not only prohibit discrimination, but they also make it … Continue reading →
SPECIAL DUTY OFFICERS DEEMED EMPLOYEES ENTITLED TO OVERTIME By: Colleen M. Arnett Livorno and Arnett Co., LPA 1335 Dublin Road, Suite 108-B Columbus, Ohio 43215 Telephone: 614-224-7771 carnett@livornoandarnett.com Employee Rights In Ohio Safety forces at times may work special duty. … Continue reading →
By Henry A. Arnett Colleen M. Arnett … Continue reading →
House Bill 382, currently pending in the Ohio General Assembly, is an attempt to increase the solvency of Ohio’s unemployment compensation fund (renamed the unemployment compensation insurance fund by the bill), so the fund can better withstand an economic downturn … Continue reading →
It happens all too often. A request is made for a public record. Instead of complying with the request, the public agency delays or refuses to supply the record. Until recently, the person making such a request had no recourse … Continue reading →
On September 12, 2017, the House unanimously approved the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act (H.R. 931). The bill, introduced by Representatives Chris Collins (R-NY) and Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), is intended to create a specialized national registry to provide researchers and epidemiologists … Continue reading →
Substitute House Bill 27, enacted by the Ohio General Assembly on June 28, 2017, and signed by the Governor on June 30, makes several major changes to the workers compensation and the firefighter presumptive cancer laws. Highlights include the following. … Continue reading →