Vorys At Work
The Vorys labor and employment team has developed an educational platform – Vorys at Work – to provide important updates and training for HR professionals and in house counsel on labor and employment law trends, employee benefits issues, developments, decisions and law changes from across the U.S. From frequent alerts and blog posts and complimentary webinars, Vorys at Work provides critical information in a vast array of formats. Scroll down to see some of our recent alerts, podcast episodes and upcoming events. To receive updates and invitations from Vorys at Work, click here.
5/9/2025 | Cleveland, Ohio, Joins National Trend In Passing New Pay Transparency Law
On April 28, 2025, the Cleveland City Council passed Ordinance No. 104-2025, thereby adding Cleveland to the growing list of states and major cities that have passed new laws for increasing pay equity and closing the wage gap. Read more.
5/6/2025 | New Executive Order Seeks to Eliminate Disparate-Impact Liability
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy. Read more.
4/29/2025 | Seventh Circuit Holds That Unlawful Medical Inquiries Trigger Claims Under the ADA for Non-Disabled Employees
On April 1, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (which has jurisdiction over Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin) issued a landmark ruling that could allow non-disabled workers to recover back pay under a provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Read more.
4/21/2025 | Virginia and Wyoming Further Restrict Use of Non-Competition Agreements
As the future of the Federal Trade Commission’s stalled federal ban on non-competition agreements remains uncertain (FTC Non-compete Ban Blocked – For Good, For Now), states continue to enact laws curtailing employers’ ability to enforce such agreements. Read more.
4/15/2025 | Strategies for Ensuring Effective Workplace Investigations
Employers are often faced with complaints of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and other kinds of misconduct. Read more.
About Vorys on Labor
Vorys on Labor focuses on traditional labor issues of interest to labor professionals in both the public and private sector. Vorys on Labor will help keep you informed about recent developments at the National Labor Relations Board, the Ohio State Employment Relations Board, and in Congress. You can expect to find news and commentary about these developments and many other topics, including the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), union membership, and union organizing.
Webinar on Demand: Proactive Strategies to Address Unionization Attempts
The marked increase in unionization efforts nationally is obvious; but solutions that will address the cause, rather than the effects, of such unionization efforts are less clear. For decades, employees have turned to labor unions when they feel their company is not listening to their collective demands. Employees now have a renewed interest in communicating with labor unions to act on their behalf when they do not get what they want. For their part, unions are focusing organizational efforts on industries that have not traditionally been unionized. In this session, Dan Clark and Michael Shoenfelt addressed the proactive measures companies can take now to address potential unionization.To learn more or to watch a recording, click here.