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  • 2025
    • July
      • Supreme Court Makes it Easier for Plaintiffs to Bring Discrimination Claims under Title VII
    • May
      • Sixth Circuit Upholds Employee Termination for Making Secret Recordings at Work
    • February
      • Public Employees and Free Speech Rights Protected by the First Amendment
  • 2024
    • May
      • U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Makes it Easier for Workers to Bring Title VII Claims Based on Discriminatory Transfer
    • April
      • Update: F.T.C. Issues Ban on Worker Noncompete Agreements
      • Medical Records Are No Longer Money Pits
      • Time for an EPA Update: Why the Paycheck Fairness Act and Fair Pay Act Are Needed to Close the Gender/Race Wage Gaps
      • U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Under Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Whistleblower Who Was Fired By Employer Does Not Have To Prove “Retaliat
    • March
      • What is Equal Pay Day?
      • FMR Celebrates International Women’s Day
    • February
      • Employee or Independent Contractor? DOL Issues Final Rule
  • 2023
    • November
      • Looking for Work? Protect Yourself From Job Search Scams
    • October
      • FMR Celebrating Disability Employment Awareness Month
    • September
      • Understanding Groff V. Dejoy and It's Impact on Worker Rights Unanimous Supreme Court Ruling Make It Harder for Employers to Den
      • What Workers Should Know About the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act
    • August
      • FMR Celebrates Women's Equality and Continues The Fight For Women's Equality in The Workplace
    • June
      • What Workers Should Know About The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
    • March
      • Today is Equal Pay Day
      • International Women’s Day
    • January
      • FTC Issues Proposed Rule That Would Ban Noncompete Agreements
  • 2022
    • December
      • The Speak Out Act:? Removing the Gag of Nondisclosure Agreements that Can Keep Workers from Speaking Out About Sexual Harassment
      • Proposed Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act: Employee or Independent Contractor?
    • October
      • Too Much Is Usually Never a Good Thing. How the Overuse of Non-Competes and Other Restrictive Contracts Is Hurting Both Workers
      • Is a Sidewalk a Sidewalk?
    • September
      • Want to Stick with Remote Work? Here Are Some Employment Issues Remote Workers Should Consider
    • August
      • New Rule Limits FLSA Subminimum Wage Provision in Major Program Designed to Support Disabled Workers
      • Freking Myers & Reul congratulates our honorees in the upcoming 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
      • Older Workers Re-enter the Workforce
      • Non-Competes - What To Know Before You Sign
      • Nationwide Surge in Union Organization and Support
    • July
      • FMR VICTORY IN SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS ENSURES CLIENT JAMES MYERS’S FIRST AMENDMENT RETALIATION CLAIMS AND STATE LAW TORT
      • The Personal Injury Primer
    • April
      • FMR Wins Big Verdict in Lexington
    • March
      • Ohio Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Potentially Groundbreaking Case
      • National Equal Pay Day: Success with Room for Improvement
      • The Great Resignation—What Employees Should Know BEFORE They Call It Quits
      • $24 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN USWNT EQUAL PAY LAWSUIT LOOKS TO GUARANTEE EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN’S AND MEN’S NATIONAL TEAMS MOVING FORWA
      • Steps To Take After a Car Accident
      • Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021: What Workers Need to Know
    • February
      • COVID VACCINE MANDATE UPDATE: OSHA Withdraws COVID Emergency Temporary Standard; Courts Block Mandates for Federal Contractors a
    • January
      • Eight FMR Attorneys Recognized by Ohio Super Lawyers 2022
  • 2021
    • October
      • 20th Annual Redlegs Run Was a Success!
    • September
      • President Biden’s Covid-19 Action Plan and Vaccine Mandates—What Workers Need to Know
      • FMR Secures Victory for Client in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
    • August
      • Workplace Vaccine Mandates for Employees
    • May
      • Will Ohio Waive Repayment of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Overpayments?
    • April
      • Meet Our Attorneys – Erin Heidrich
      • Ohio’s Expanded Eligiblity for Unemployment Benefits Under the American Rescue Plan
      • How the PRO Act Would Affect Non-Union Workplaces
    • March
      • The American Rescue Plan Extends Free COBRA Coverage to Current and Formerly Eligible Enrollees
    • February
      • The FAIR Act Would End Forced Arbitration and Help Workers Protect Their Rights
      • ALERT: Changes to Ohio Law Shortens Deadline for Filing Employment Discrimination Claims
      • Ohio Employers Cannot Use Employee Handbooks to Shorten Time Limits for Their Workers to File Discrimination Claims
      • The Truth About Nursing Homes and COVID-19
    • January
      • Women Workers Suffer 100% of All U.S. Job Losses in December
      • In Win For LGBTQ Rights Federal Court Strikes Down Ohio Policy Blocking Transgender Residents From Changing Sex Marker On Their
  • 2020
    • December
      • Can Employees Be Required to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?
      • “Super Six”: 6 FMR Attorneys Recognized by Ohio Super Lawyers 2021
    • November
      • SCAM ALERT: Ohioans Who Received Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Being Targeted
    • September
      • Telework During the COVID-19 Crisis – Can Employees with Disabilities Keep Working from Home after Businesses Reopen?
      • Personal Injury Claims During a Pandemic & Beyond: I contracted COVID-19 at work—do I have a personal injury claim?
    • July
      • Requesting Leave under the FFCRA when your Child’s Summer Camp or Summer Program Has Been Cancelled Due to Coronavirus
    • June
      • Historic Victory: Federal Law Protects Gay and Transgender Employees From Discrimination
      • Businesses Are Reopening. What Does This Mean For Employees?
    • May
      • Alert: Ohio Legislature Pushing for New Immunity Law That Puts Ohio Employees at Risk
      • Signs That A Layoff in the Age of COVID-19 Might Really Be Age Discrimination
      • Former Female Senior Director of HR for Cincinnati Electronics Wins Reversal of Summary Judgment Decision and New Trial
      • Sixth Circuit Decision is Win for Workers: Courts, Not Arbitrators, To Decide Whether There is Valid Arbitration Agreement and B
    • April
      • Contrasting Standards of Proof for Discrimination Claims
      • More Updates on Paid Leave for Workers under the Family First Coronavirus Response Act and Limits on Paid Leave under the Act
      • Recent U.S. Supreme Court Case Raises Level of Proof for Proving Discrimination in Contracts
      • How Nursing Homes Must Battle COVID-19
    • March
      • Expanded Access to Unemployment Benefits in Ohio
      • Essential Business and Operations under Ohio’s Stay at Home Order
      • More Families First Coronavirus Response Act Guidance for Workers
      • Your Employment and the Effect of COVID-19
      • Families First Coronavirus Response Act: What Does It Mean For Workers?
  • 2019
    • September
      • Changes to State Laws in California and New York Strengthen Protections for Victims of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
    • August
      • How an Employer Asking About your Prior Salary Keeps Women Earning Less than Men
    • July
      • Equal Pay for World Cup CHAMPIONS’ Play– Update
      • Iboga Plant Threatens Professors’ Jobs
      • Who Benefits From Paid Family Leave? American Workers and Employers
    • June
      • U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Fights For Equal Pay for Equal (or Better) Play
      • How A Labor Law Attorney Can Help
      • The Backlash Against Noncompetes– Good News for Workers and Wages
  • 2018
    • June
      • How An Employment Law Attorney Can Help
    • April
      • Equal Pay Progress
    • January
      • Massachusetts Judge Sued For Sexual Harassment
      • Sexual Harassment In The Restaurant Industry And The One Fair Wage Campaign
  • 2017
    • November
      • The Days Of Weinsteins and Roses
      • Losing a Job After Reporting an Act of Bigotry
      • A Former Employee of Airtron Wins $655,000
    • October
      • Whiteaburger?
    • September
      • Young Workforce Subject To Pervasive Sexual Harassment At Chipotle
      • Wal-Mart Gets Off The Hook Due To Punitive Damages Caps
    • August
      • Study Finds Connection Between Male Unemployment Rates And Sexual Harassment
    • June
      • Why You Need a Labor and Employment Attorney
      • Big Win For Equal Pay
      • The Use Of Salary History To Pay A Woman Less
    • May
      • How Much Is Your Perfume Worth? $3.3 Million If Your Coworker Is Allergic To It
      • Hostile Racial Environment At Fenway
      • Race Discrimination At Fox News
    • April
      • Mom and Dad Are At Risk: Ohio Nursing Home Inspectors Are Seriously Understaffed
      • The Sexual Harassment Factor
  • 2016
    • October
      • The Increasing Diversity Of Federal Judges Under President Obama
      • Ohio’s Minimum Wage Going Up
    • September
      • Chicago’s Physical Ability Test For Paramedics Discriminatory
      • The First Muslim Federal Judge?
      • Update on Duke Class Action Payments
      • Female Law Partner’s Gender Bias Suit Against Her Current Employer Raises Concerns of Pay Equality
    • August
      • NLRB Says Graduate Students Are Employees
      • Judge Says $100 Million Not Fair And Reasonable To Settle Uber Class Action
    • July
      • Randy Freking Invited to Roundtable Discussion with Secretary of Labor, Tom Perez
      • The EEOC’s Landmark Sexual Orientation Discrimination Settlement
    • June
      • The Glass Ceiling
      • Fines For Failing To Post Notices About Illegal Discrimination Increased
    • May
      • The Bathroom Videotapes
    • April
      • UPS Hit With $5.3 Million Dollar Verdict In Hostile Work Environment Case
      • Duke Settlement Claim Process
      • Duke Settlement
      • Deadline TODAY to file for Duke settlement
      • U.S. Women’s Soccer Stars Fight For Equal Pay
      • Mississippi Makes Discrimination Against LGBT Persons The Law In The Hospitality State
    • March
      • 2016 Opening Day Eve Party Silent Auction And Raffle Items
      • First Lawsuits Asserting Sexual Orientation Discrimination Filed By EEOC
      • 2016 Opening Day Eve Party
    • February
      • Judges Face Age Discrimination Too
      • A Good Day at the Office
      • A New Rule To Address The Pay Gap
    • January
      • Historical Hire In NFL
      • Free Pete Company Declares Victory
      • Physical Attractiveness And Class Performance
      • Social Media Profiles And Muslim Job Applicants
      • FMR Proposes Dalton Street Post Office Be Renamed
      • Pennsylvania Court Strikes Down Law Banning Employment Due To Criminal Record
  • 2015
    • December
      • Duke Settles Fraud Class Action- An Update for Ohio Class Members
      • Our New Name: Freking Myers & Reul!
    • November
      • Papa Don’t Preach
      • Discrimination In Jury Selection
      • New Study Shows Age Discrimination Has Greater Impact On Female Applicants
    • October
      • The Growing Problem of Age Discrimination
      • Duke Energy Settles Fraud Class Action For $80 Million
      • UC Berkeley Buries Harassment: Colleagues Force Professor Out
      • Jon Allison’s Monday Blog
      • Fired for Being HIV Positive
    • September
      • By The Numbers
      • Painfully Shaven
      • Listen to WLW at 12:05 p.m. Today – Randy Freking Talks About Chief Blackwell
    • August
      • Champion For Voting Rights Dies
      • A Few Good Women
      • Customer Tells Lowe’s “Don’t Send a Black Delivery Driver”
    • July
      • The Cincinnati Workers’ Rights Project
      • Ohio’s Message To Plaintiff’s Employment Attorneys: Don’t Help Low Wage Workers
      • The Deal MLB Should Offer Pete Rose
    • June
      • Losing My Religion
      • Inside Job
      • Blog Update: Supreme Court Issues Decision On Religious Accommodation
      • Egregious Sexual Harassment And Retaliation Condoned At Arizona State Mental Hospital
    • May
      • A Step In The Right Direction For Working Parents
      • Glass Ceiling For Asian Americans
      • Retaliation At Al Jazeera
    • April
      • Another Nursing Home Chain is Sued for Overcharging Medicare
      • Complaining About Harassment To The Harassing Supervisor Is Protected Activity
      • Focus On LGBT Rights
      • Jon Allison’s Monday Blog
      • National Criticism Leads To Change In Indiana Law
    • March
      • Even In A Female-Dominated Industry, Men Earn More
      • Supreme Court’s “Blind Spot” On Women’s Issues Disappearing?
      • Let’s Just Call It A RIF
      • Monday Blog
      • Where You Live Makes a Difference
      • Jon Allison’s Monday Blog
      • Jon Allison’s Monday Blog
    • February
      • Pedophobic Teacher Loses Disability Bias Case
      • Monday Blog
      • Jon Allison’s Weekly Blog
    • January
      • Jon Allison’s Weekly Blog
      • Monday Blog
      • Pi Pizzeria Owner Does the Math: Raising Minimum Wage Solves Equation for Low Income Workers and Our Economy
  • 2014
    • December
      • The 100th Woman in Congress
      • A Catholic University Is Training That Criticism of Gay Marriage May Be Illegal
      • UPS Changes Pregnancy Policy, But Still Defends Old Policy
      • General Motors Ignition-Switch Deaths Rise to 30
      • WVXU Cincinnati Commemorates 50th Anniversary of The Civil Rights Act
    • November
      • Randy Freking is on Twitter @Frekingandbetz
    • October
      • Confidential Sandwich from Jimmy John’s
      • Tracie Hunter Case Now Novel – Revised
      • Supreme Court Busy With Labor and Employment Cases
      • Trucking Minimum Liability Insurance Limits Are Woefully Outdated
    • September
      • Adrian Peterson Case a Reminder to All Employees
    • August
      • Employers Must Ensure Customers Don’t Sexually Harass Employees
    • July
      • New Developments Strengthen Protections For Gay Employees
      • Even Among Lawyers, Women Are Paid Less
    • June
      • EEOC Issues First New Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination in 30 Years
      • Noncompete Clauses Are an Increasing Problem
    • April
      • Do You Want To Be More Career Happy?
    • March
      • JP Morgan Settles Ohio Sex Bias Case
    • February
      • Retaliation Remains Most Common Complaint
      • Ice and Snow Claims Can Be Slippery
    • January
      • EEOC Wants You to Know GINA
  • 2013
    • December
      • New Year’s Shout Out To Our F&B All Stars
      • Forced Arbitration Is Bad for All Americans
      • Dine and Dash Is No Joke to Servers
      • How Many Richie Incognitos Are In Your Workplace?
      • Judge’s Pension Ruling Disturbing for the Middle Class
      • Who Says Arbitration Speeds Up Justice?
    • November
      • Who Stole The American Dream?
      • When Is an Accommodation Too Much?
      • Whistleblower Protections for Truck Drivers
      • Randy Freking on WLW 700 Today Discussing Workplace Bullying
    • October
      • Pay Policy, Public or Private?
      • Ohio Minimum Wage – Workers Receive Pay Increase
    • August
      • Can My Boss Do That?
      • Are Women Unfairly Passed Over for Promotions?
      • A Criminal Record May Keep You Jobless
    • June
      • United States Senator Explains “The Dwindling Jury”
      • Supreme Court Deals a Major Blow to Workers’ Rights
      • Colorado Legislature Enhances Remedies for Violations of Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act
      • Exxon Mobil Resists Protections for Employees Based on Sexual Orientation
      • GINA Enforcement
    • May
      • Breastfeeding or Working – A Mother Shouldn’t Have to Choose
      • Workplace Bully?
    • April
      • Covington Man Wins $1 Million in Race Discrimination Case Against Ex-Employer
      • National Equal Pay Day
      • Pete Rose Reinstated by Major League Baseball
    • March
      • “Queen Bee Syndrome” in 2013??
      • KY Residents Call Your State Rep Today to Oppose SB9
      • Proposed Ohio Sales Tax Threatens to Restrict Access to Justice
      • Time to Double Down Against the Double Standard
      • Yahoo! Telecommuting Ban Bad for Business
    • February
      • Federal Judge in Houston Accused of Racist Remarks
      • One in Five Commercial Trucks Unsafe
    • January
      • UC President’s Contract Not Really for 10 Years
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