Employment Law Court Rulings

Summary judgment opportunity to arbitrate grievance collective bargaining agreement agreement to arbitrate statutory age discrimination claim statute of limitations R.C. 4112.02 180 days grievance procedure tolling R.C. 4112.14 alternative pleading Civ.R. 56(F) motion. Trial court properly granted…

A medical product sales representative brought suit against her former employer, a hospital, claiming retaliation in violation of the Tennessee Human Rights Act. After a bench trial, the trial court judge entered a verdict in favor of the hospital, having concluded that the employee failed to carry…

Stay versus dismissal of action pending arbitration R.C. 2711.02(B) class arbitration contract interpretation Garmon preemption gateway issues for judiciary National Labor Relations Act

Sealing of records-R.C. 2953.33(B)-Questions explicitly requiring disclosure of sealed convictions on Department of Developmental Disabilities applications to renew registration as adult-services worker did not violate R.C. 2953.33(B) because questions were directly and substantially related to…

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding that the decision of an administrative law judge (ALJ) on a retaliation claim was supported by reliable, probative, and substantial evidence and that the ALJ had not improperly excluded evidence at the hearing. Judgment affirmed.