The False Claims Act is a federal statute that allows a person (called a Relator under the law, but commonly referred to as a whistleblower) to bring a lawsuit against a federal contractor for submitting false or fraudulent claims for payment. The whistleblower brings...

Employment Law
The Little Miami High School Flag Controversy – Protected Speech or a Legitimate Penalty Flag for Inappropriate Expression?
To answer the question of whether the administrators at Little Miami High School had the right to prohibit speech that supports fallen firefighters and police officers who risked and sacrificed their lives on September 11, 2001, we must first understand the First...
Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio Unemployment Benefits
Ohio employees who have been terminated from their employment should act immediately for unemployment benefits. During these times with the Coronavirus this is more important than ever before. Who is eligible for unemployment? To qualify for unemployment, four factors...
Sexual Harassment Is Never Appropriate
In recent weeks, the issue of sexual harassment has been in the forefront of local and national news. Many well-known individuals have lost their jobs. Others probably should have or likely will in the weeks and months to come. At , we...
Is Big Change Coming To The Landscape Of Employment Law?
On our website, we discuss the nature of "at will" employment which makes terminating an employee legal so long as the decision is not made because of the employee's age, race, gender, national origin, religion, because they are pregnant, or because they have a...
Department of Labor makes major changes to overtime laws for home healthcare workers
In 1975, Congress exempted home healthcare workers providing companionship services from the overtime protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act. What that meant was that home healthcare companies were only required to pay straight time for hours worked in excess of...