Employment Law & Title IX

Non-Compete

Laid Off With a Non-Compete? What Ohio Law Actually Says

Being let go does not release you from an Ohio non-compete. What the courts actually weigh, and which arguments carry real weight after a layoff.

August 22, 2026 Read ›

Severance

Can You Revoke a Severance Agreement After Signing?

You signed and changed your mind. Whether you can undo it turns on your age, the seven-day ADEA revocation window, and what the release itself says.

August 22, 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

How Long Does a Write-Up Stay on Your Record?

There is no permanent record. What actually happens to a write-up, how long employers keep it, and whether it can be removed.

August 13, 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

Ohio Maternity and Pregnancy Leave: What You Actually Get

Ohio has no pregnancy disability leave statute. Four separate laws supply your leave, each with a different threshold and duration.

August 4, 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

How to Respond to a Write-Up at Work (With a Rebuttal Letter Template)

What belongs in a rebuttal, what to leave out, and a one-page template you can adapt. Plus whether to sign the write-up.

August 1, 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

Ohio FMLA Laws: Who Qualifies, Whether It Is Paid, and Your Job Protection

FMLA is federal, not Ohio law, and it is unpaid. Who actually qualifies, what Ohio adds, and your right to your job back.

August 1, 2026Updated Aug 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Accused of a Title IX Violation? Your First 72 Hours

The notice arrives without warning and the early days decide the case. What to do, what not to say, and the rights your school owes you before you respond.

July 25, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Pregnant in Law or Med School? Your Title IX Rights

Professional students are protected from pregnancy discrimination under Title IX: the right to leave, reinstatement to the same status, and accommodations programs often deny.

July 24, 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

Workplace Bullying in Ohio: When Is It Actually Illegal?

Ohio has no general anti-bullying law. When bullying does cross into unlawful harassment or retaliation, and what to do about it.

July 13, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Title IX Regulations in 2026: Which Rules Actually Apply

The 2024 rule was vacated in January 2025, so the 2020 regulations govern. What that means for students, faculty, and schools.

July 13, 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

Sales Commission Disputes in Ohio: Getting Paid What You Earned

Your plan document controls, the fight over commissions after you leave, when commissions count as wages, and how to get paid what you earned.

July 13, 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

Ohio Workplace Harassment Laws: What R.C. 4112 Covers

What Ohio's civil rights statute protects, what severe or pervasive means, what changed in 2021, and what the law does not cover.

July 13, 2026Updated Aug 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

Ohio Employment Claim Deadlines: How Long Do You Have?

Employment deadlines in Ohio are short and unforgiving. The EEOC, OCRC, R.C. 4112, FMLA, and whistleblower windows, and what starts the clock.

July 13, 2026 Read ›

Higher Education

Faculty Retrenchment in Ohio: Tenure, Exigency, and Rights

When a college cuts faculty through retrenchment, tenure, financial exigency, and the faculty handbook control. What protection you actually keep.

July 3, 2026 Read ›

Teachers & Schools

Coaches and Supplemental Contracts: Nonrenewal Rights in Ohio

Coaching contracts are easy to nonrenew, but not for an unlawful reason. When a coaching nonrenewal crosses into retaliation or a Title IX problem.

July 3, 2026 Read ›

School Employees

Ohio School Support Staff Layoffs: Rights for Classified Employees

Aides, bus drivers, custodians, and other classified staff have real RIF and recall rights under R.C. 3319.081. What a lawful layoff must follow.

July 3, 2026 Read ›

School Employees

Ohio School Administrator RIF and Nonrenewal

When a district abolishes an administrator's position or nonrenews a principal, R.C. 3319.02 and 3319.171 set the rules and the protections you keep.

July 3, 2026 Read ›

Teachers & Schools

Teacher Recall Rights After a RIF in Ohio

How recall order works, how long the rights last, and what to do if a district refills your role instead of recalling you.

July 1, 2026 Read ›

Teachers & Schools

Ohio Teacher Nonrenewal: The June 1 Deadline and Your Rights

What the June 1 deadline means, the evaluation rules a district must follow, and when a nonrenewal can still be challenged.

July 1, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Riffed After a Title IX Complaint? That May Be Retaliation

A teacher or coach whose role vanishes after a Title IX complaint may have a retaliation claim, not just a layoff.

July 1, 2026 Read ›

Teachers & Schools

RIF, Nonrenewal, or Termination? Know the Difference

Three different actions under three different Ohio statutes, each with its own rights and deadlines. How to tell which one you are facing.

July 1, 2026 Read ›

Teachers & Schools

Ohio School RIFs 2026: What Riffed Teachers Need to Know

How Ohio teacher reductions in force work this year, the recall rights you keep, the deadlines that start now, and when a RIF is really something else.

July 1, 2026 Read ›

Teachers & Schools

Continuing Contracts, Tenure, and RIFs in Ohio

A continuing contract gives real protection, but not full immunity from a RIF. What tenure does and does not shield, and where districts overreach.

July 1, 2026 Read ›

Teachers & Schools

What to Do After a RIF or Nonrenewal Notice

The documents to save, the deadlines that start now, and the first moves that protect an Ohio teacher's rights after a notice.

July 1, 2026 Read ›

False Claims Act

How a Qui Tam Whistleblower Case Works (and the Relator's Share)

How qui tam cases work under the False Claims Act: filing, the government's decision, treble damages, and the whistleblower's share of recovery.

June 29, 2026 Read ›

False Claims Act

Filing a Qui Tam Case: The Seal, the Complaint, and the Government's Decision

How a qui tam complaint is filed under seal, what the disclosure statement requires, how long the seal lasts, and why filing early matters.

June 29, 2026 Read ›

Executive Employment

Physician and Partner Expulsion: Being Forced Out of a Practice or Partnership

How physician and partner expulsions work in Ohio: the governing agreement, no-cause vs for-cause removal, buyout, non-competes, and your leverage.

June 29, 2026 Read ›

Executive Employment

“For Cause” vs. “Without Cause”: The Words That Control Your Exit

Why the cause definition in an executive agreement controls severance and equity, what good reason means, and how to contest a for-cause label.

June 29, 2026 Read ›

False Claims Act

False Claims Act Retaliation: Your Rights Under 31 U.S.C. 3730(h)

Section 3730(h) of the False Claims Act protects whistleblowers fired or demoted for reporting fraud. What is protected and what you can recover.

June 29, 2026 Read ›

Executive Employment

How Executives Negotiate Severance: Beyond the Cash Number

For executives, the cash severance line is the smallest part of the deal. How to negotiate equity, bonus, the cause label, and covenants before you sign.

June 29, 2026 Read ›

Executive Employment

Executive Non-Competes, Garden Leave, and Forfeiture-for-Competition in Ohio

Executives face the most aggressive non-competes. How Ohio enforces them, what garden leave and forfeiture-for-competition really do, and how to negotiate.

June 29, 2026 Read ›

Executive Employment

What Happens to Your Unvested Equity When You Leave

What happens to your unvested RSUs and stock options when you leave a job, how acceleration and forfeiture work, and where the terms can be negotiated.

June 29, 2026 Read ›

Executive Employment

Equity and Deferred Compensation: What Executives Need to Understand

A plain guide to executive equity and deferred compensation: options, RSUs, the 83(b) election, nonqualified deferred comp, 409A, and what to protect.

June 29, 2026 Read ›

Executive Employment

Change in Control, Golden Parachutes, and the 280G Excise Tax

How change-in-control payouts work for executives, what the golden parachute rules under IRC 280G and 4999 do, and why gross-up versus cutback matters.

June 29, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Why a Faculty Member Shouldn't Serve as Your Title IX Advisor

Students often ask a trusted professor to be their Title IX advisor. Why that choice can quietly hurt both the student and the faculty member, and what to do instead.

June 28, 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

What Is a Write-Up at Work? What It Means for Your Record

A write-up can be the first brick in a termination case, or evidence for yours. Whether to sign, how to respond, and when it may be unlawful.

June 20, 2026Updated Aug 2026Read ›

Employment Law

Blowing the Whistle: Protecting Yourself When You Report Wrongdoing

Ohio protects whistleblowers, but only if you follow strict steps. The written report, the 24-hour rule, and how to keep your protection.

June 20, 2026Read ›

Employment Law

Signs You're About to Be Fired (and How to Protect Yourself)

The warning signs are usually there before a termination. How to recognize them and what to do while you still have the job.

June 20, 2026Read ›

Employment Law

You Reported Discrimination. Now Protect Yourself From Retaliation

Reporting is protected, but the weeks after are when retaliation happens. How to protect yourself, and why the retaliation claim can be the stronger case.

June 20, 2026Read ›

Employment Law

Can You Record Your Boss in Ohio?

Ohio is a one-party consent state, so you can often record a conversation you are part of. But legal does not mean smart. The rules and the real risks.

June 20, 2026Read ›

Employment Law

Denied a Reasonable Accommodation? Your Rights While Still on the Job

If your employer is stonewalling a disability, pregnancy, or medical accommodation, you have rights under the ADA, the PWFA, and R.C. 4112.

June 20, 2026Read ›

Employment Law

Put on a PIP? What a Performance Improvement Plan Really Means

A performance improvement plan is often the first step toward a termination, not a real path to keep your job. What a PIP means and what to do if you get one.

June 20, 2026Read ›

Age Discrimination

How to Prove Age Discrimination in Ohio

Age discrimination is almost never admitted out loud. The evidence, the fact patterns, and the deadlines that decide whether an Ohio worker 40 or older can prove a claim.

June 18, 2026 Read ›

Age Discrimination

Laid Off Over 40? How to Read the OWBPA Disclosure List

A group layoff over 40 comes with a required list of ages and job titles. How to read it for an age pattern, and when the list itself voids your severance waiver.

June 18, 2026Updated Aug 2026 Read ›

Age Discrimination

Forced Out, Not Fired: Coerced Early Retirement and the ADEA

A retirement is only voluntary if it is truly a choice. When pressure to retire becomes constructive discharge or a disguised age-based termination under the ADEA and Ohio law.

June 18, 2026 Read ›

Age Discrimination

ADEA or Ohio R.C. 4112: Which Age Claim Should You Bring?

Most Ohio age cases can be brought more than one way. How the choice between the federal ADEA, R.C. 4112.02, and R.C. 4112.14 changes your deadlines, damages, and fees.

June 18, 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

Wrongful Termination in Ohio: When Is a Firing Illegal?

In Ohio, unfair and illegal are not the same thing. The exceptions to at-will employment, discrimination, retaliation, public policy, and contract, and how these cases are actually proven.

June 15, 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

Can You Be Fired for Being Sick in Ohio?

Ohio is at-will, but FMLA, the ADA, workers' compensation, and pregnancy law create real exceptions. When a sickness-related firing crosses the line into illegal, and what to do about it.

June 15, 2026Updated Aug 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Title IX Rights for Pregnant and Parenting Students

Title IX protects pregnant and parenting students from discrimination at school, from voluntary participation and excused medical absences to reasonable accommodations and lactation space. What students should know.

June 5, 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

Post-Termination Commissions in Ohio: The Procuring Cause Doctrine and Its Limits

When a salesperson closes a deal but is terminated before it pays out, Ohio's procuring cause doctrine provides a default right to the commission. But contract language often controls. The doctrine, forfeiture-clause rules, and R.C. 4113.15.

May 29, 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

Constructive Discharge in Ohio: When Quitting Counts as Being Fired

If your employer made conditions so intolerable that you had no real choice but to resign, you may have been constructively discharged. Ohio's standard, how it differs from the Sixth Circuit, and the deadline that runs from your resignation.

May 29, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Title IX in K-12 Versus Higher Education: How the Frameworks Differ

Title IX applies to both K-12 schools and colleges, but the procedural framework, mandatory reporting, and liability standards differ significantly between the two settings. What students, families, and educators need to know.

May 28, 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

Successor Liability in FMLA and Title VII Cases: When an Acquirer Inherits the Seller's Employment Liability

When a business is acquired or merged, employment claims do not always disappear. Federal law applies a substantial-continuity test that can make the successor liable for the predecessor's FMLA and Title VII violations.

May 28, 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

Sham Reductions in Force: Pretext Indicators and Discovery Strategy in Ohio Employment Cases

A reduction in force can be a legitimate business decision or a pretextual cover for unlawful termination. The pretext indicators that courts evaluate, the borrowed civil service framework, and discovery strategy for sham RIF cases.

May 27, 2026Updated Jul 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

Internal Investigation Traps: What to Say (and Not Say) When HR Calls You In

An HR investigation often precedes termination. The strategic questions employees face when called into an investigation meeting, and the legal frameworks that govern what they must say.

May 27, 2026Updated Aug 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

When Your Employer Cuts Your Digital Access: Retaliation, Spoliation, and the Modern Workplace Record

Revoking an employee's access to Slack, Google Workspace, Hudl, Salesforce, or other workplace tools after a complaint can be both retaliation and spoliation of evidence. The legal frameworks and what to document.

May 27, 2026 Read ›

Public Employee Rights

OP&F Mandamus: Challenging Disability Benefit Cuts Based on Unlicensed Physician Reviews

Ohio police officers and firefighters whose OP&F disability benefits are reduced based on out-of-state physician file reviews may have mandamus remedies under R.C. 4731.34. The framework, the unlicensed-practice issue, and what to do.

May 26, 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

Ohio's Public-Policy Wrongful Termination Tort: The 4-Year Window When Other Claims Have Closed

Ohio's Greeley/Collins public-policy wrongful termination tort has a 4-year statute of limitations. When statutory employment claims have run, the common-law tort may still be available. The full framework and when the theory fits.

May 26, 2026Updated Aug 2026 Read ›

Teachers & Administrators

Teacher Free Speech: The Pickering-Garcetti Framework After Kennedy v. Bremerton

Public school teachers and administrators have First Amendment protection against retaliation, but the doctrine has been narrowed by Garcetti and reshaped by Kennedy v. Bremerton. The full framework with current Sixth Circuit case law.

May 24, 2026Updated Jul 2026 Read ›

Teachers & Administrators

Ohio School Administrators: Contract Abolishment Under R.C. 3319.171

R.C. 3319.171 governs the abolishment of school administrative positions through reductions in force. The procedural requirements, the bona-fide-versus-pretextual analysis borrowed from civil service case law, and what administrators facing position abolishment should know.

May 24, 2026Updated Jul 2026 Read ›

Teachers & Administrators

R.C. 3319.16 and Ohio Teacher Termination: What the Statute Actually Requires

The Ohio statute governing tenured teacher termination has specific procedural and substantive requirements. The full framework, recent case law, and what teachers facing charges need to know.

May 24, 2026Updated Jul 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Can You Sue Your School Under Title IX? When Courts Let Cases Proceed

Title IX litigation runs on five recurring scenarios. A practitioner-oriented overview of complainant claims, respondent challenges, retaliation, and damages, with current Sixth Circuit and Supreme Court authority.

May 19, 2026Updated Aug 2026 Read ›

Age Discrimination

The OWBPA: Severance Agreement Requirements for Employees Over 40

The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act sets strict requirements for severance agreements offered to employees age 40 and older. When those requirements are not met, the ADEA waiver is void.

May 19, 2026Updated Aug 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

EEOC Mediation: A Practical Guide for Employees

EEOC mediation is offered to most employees who file a charge. The decision to accept, how to prepare, and how to negotiate at the mediation matter more than most people realize.

May 19, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Title IX Policy Update: Where Things Stand in May 2026

Where Title IX stands in May 2026: current OCR enforcement, the LAUSD investigation, pending Supreme Court cases, and forecasted federal rulemaking.

May 18, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Title IX Coordinator Compliance in 2026: An Audit Guide

A 2026 audit guide for Title IX coordinators: policy review, training, athletics, parallel Title VI, and when to bring in outside investigators.

May 16, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Title IX 2020 vs 2024 Rules: A Side-by-Side Comparison

How the 2020 and 2024 Title IX rules differ on harassment definitions, hearings, cross-examination, and procedural rights. What applies now and why.

May 16, 2026 Read ›

Pregnancy Discrimination

PWFA Litigation Update: The Abortion Provisions

An update on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act litigation and the status of the PWFA abortion-accommodation provisions after recent federal court rulings.

May 15, 2026 Read ›

Pregnancy Discrimination

The PUMP Act: Federal Lactation Rights in the Workplace

The PUMP Act gives most employees the right to break time and private space to pump at work. What Ohio workers are owed and how to enforce it.

May 14, 2026 Read ›

Pregnancy Discrimination

FMLA Rights for Pregnant and New Parent Employees

FMLA leave rights for pregnancy and bonding with a new child, plus how FMLA interacts with the PWFA for Ohio employees. What you are entitled to.

May 14, 2026 Read ›

Public Employee Rights

First Amendment Retaliation: Ohio Public Workers

Public employees can sue for retaliation over protected speech. The Pickering-Garcetti framework for Ohio First Amendment retaliation claims.

May 12, 2026 Read ›

Public Employee Rights

Rights Ohio Public Employees Uniquely Have

Ohio public employees hold rights private-sector workers lack, from due process before discipline to free-speech protection. Here is what they are.

May 11, 2026Updated Jul 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Title IX Retaliation: How Claims Are Built

Retaliation against Title IX participants is itself a violation. Who is protected, what counts as retaliation, and how a claim is built.

May 7, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Title IX in 2026: The Regulations That Actually Apply

The 2024 Title IX rule was vacated. What the current 2020 framework requires and what to expect from federal regulators next.

May 7, 2026 Read ›

Public Employee Rights

Section 1983 Claims for Public Employees in Ohio

Section 1983 lets public employees sue for constitutional violations with no damages cap. How the statute works and when to use it.

May 7, 2026 Read ›

Pregnancy Discrimination

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in Ohio

The PWFA requires employers to accommodate pregnancy-related conditions. How the law works, who is covered, and how to enforce your rights in Ohio.

May 7, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

What Is a Title IX Hearing and How Do You Prepare?

The Title IX hearing is where evidence is tested and cross-examination takes place. How hearings work and how to prepare for one.

May 1, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

What Happens After a Title IX Finding of Responsibility

A finding of responsibility triggers sanctions, transcript notations, and possible appeals. What to expect and how to respond.

May 1, 2026 Read ›

Severance

Ohio Severance Agreements: What to Check and Negotiate

Severance agreements are almost always negotiable. What to push back on, what to use as leverage, and how to get the right deal in Ohio.

May 1, 2026Updated Aug 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Title IX and Study Abroad: Misconduct Overseas

Does Title IX cover misconduct during study abroad and international programs? How jurisdiction works and what students and schools should expect.

April 30, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Title IX and Athletics: What Student-Athletes Should Know

How Title IX protects student-athletes, from equal opportunity and scholarships to misconduct cases. What athletes and families should know.

April 30, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Can You Appeal a Title IX Decision?

Both parties have the right to appeal a Title IX outcome. The grounds for appeal, the process, and what to do if you believe the decision was wrong.

April 30, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Title IX Cases Against Faculty: What's Different

Faculty Title IX cases involve tenure, employment law, and parallel proceedings. What professors and staff need to know if a complaint is filed.

April 28, 2026Updated Aug 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Got a Title IX Notice? Here's What to Do First

Receiving a Title IX notice is the start of a formal process. The first 24 to 72 hours matter. What to do, what to avoid, and how to prepare.

April 23, 2026 Read ›

Retaliation

Workplace Retaliation in Ohio: How to Prove It

How to prove workplace retaliation in Ohio: protected activity, causation, and the evidence that wins. A practical guide for employees who report.

April 17, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Title IX Informal Resolution: When It Makes Sense

Title IX informal resolution can resolve a complaint without a hearing, but it is not always the right call. When it helps and when it does not.

April 17, 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

EEOC Right to Sue Letter: The 90-Day Deadline

After the EEOC issues a right to sue letter, you have 90 days to file in federal court. What the letter means, the deadline, and how to act on it.

April 17, 2026Updated Aug 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Title IX in K-12: How It Differs From Higher Education

Title IX applies to K-12 schools, but the procedural rules and stakes look different than in college cases. What parents and employees should know.

April 9, 2026Updated Aug 2026 Read ›

Pregnancy Discrimination

Pregnancy Discrimination in the Ohio Workplace

Pregnancy discrimination protections for Ohio employees under the PDA, PWFA, and R.C. 4112, plus accommodations, leave rights, and how to push back.

April 9, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Title IX Advisor vs. Attorney: What's the Difference?

Every Title IX party can have an advisor. When that advisor should be an attorney, and what each role can and cannot do for you.

April 1, 2026 Read ›

Public Employee Rights

What Is a Loudermill Hearing? Know Your Rights

A Loudermill hearing gives public employees the right to respond before being fired. What the process involves, your rights, and why it matters.

April 1, 2026Updated Aug 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Respondents in Title IX Proceedings: What You Need to Know

Being named a respondent in a Title IX proceeding is one of the most disorienting experiences a student or employee can face.

March 27, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Title IX for Graduate Students: What's Different

Title IX for graduate students differs from undergrad: research labs, TA duties, and dual relationships create unique risks. What you should know.

March 27, 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

Ohio At-Will Employment Law: What It Means and Its Limits

Ohio is an at-will employment state, but at-will is not unlimited. What the rule actually means and the exceptions that make a firing illegal.

March 27, 2026Updated Aug 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Title IX Investigation: How the Process Actually Works

Title IX investigations follow a structured process. What to expect at each stage, your rights, and how decisions are made.

March 21, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

Title IX for College and University Employees

Title IX protects employees at higher-ed institutions, not just students. What faculty, staff, and administrators need to know.

March 21, 2026 Read ›

Title IX

The Role of a Title IX Advisor: Why It Matters

What a Title IX advisor does, why having one matters for complainants and respondents, and how to choose someone who knows the process.

March 21, 2026 Read ›

Non-Compete

Is Your Ohio Non-Compete Enforceable? 2026 Guide

Ohio enforces only reasonable non-competes, and courts can narrow or void overly broad ones. The test, your options, and how to push back. 2026 guide.

March 21, 2026Updated Aug 2026 Read ›

Sexual Harassment

Hostile Work Environment: What Ohio Law Requires

Not every bad boss creates a hostile work environment. What Ohio and federal law actually require to prove a claim, and the evidence that makes it stick.

March 21, 2026Updated Aug 2026 Read ›

Employment Law

What Happens After You File an EEOC Charge?

Filed an EEOC charge and not sure what comes next? The full process, from investigation and mediation to your right to sue, and how long each step takes.

March 21, 2026 Read ›