While the law forbids employers from making employment decisions based on a worker’s national origin, this discrimination is not always obvious. Sometimes, an employer may justify making employment decisions based on an employee’s accent. What should workers know...
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Year: 2021
What duty do investment advisors owe their clients?
When you choose a financial professional to manage your investment portfolio, you trust them with a great deal of power over the direction of your investments and your future returns. As a result, your advisor has a significant number of responsibilities that they...
What happens if a doctor uses their own sperm for artificial insemination?
When parents turn to fertility specialists to help them bring a child into the world, they are faced with many choices to give their family the best possible chance of having a happy, healthy baby. They may choose to use sperm provided by their partner or choose to...
Did your employer break the law when they fired you?
Losing your employment in any situation can be stressful and disheartening. In some cases, though, your termination may also fall into another category: wrongful termination. Did your employer end your employment illegally? What is wrongful termination? While Ohio is...
Mistakes in fertility clinics
Families seek out in-vitro fertilization for a variety of reasons. Whether because they have struggled with fertility or because they want to give their child the best possible chance at a healthy life, these couples rely on fertility clinics to help their family...
Has churning impacted your investment portfolio?
You rely on your investment account manager to make decisions with your best interest in mind. However, not every broker fulfills their duty to their clients. One potential concern is churning, an illegal practice where brokers make excessive purchases and sales....
What if a clinic destroys embryos without authorization?
When couples go to a fertility clinic, they entrust not only their health and money to that clinic but also their hopes for their family. For some couples whose long-term family plan relies on the potential of frozen embryos, however, clinics may not live up to the...
Do you have to be pregnant to experience pregnancy discrimination?
Pregnancy discrimination can take many forms. Employers may refuse to make reasonable accommodations for an expectant parent’s health. They may also cut them off from career opportunities because of a pregnancy. However, many workers may not know that pregnancy...
Read And Then Re-Read That Arbitration Clause
Do you remember the disclaimers on radio advertisements? There’s an ominous voice that follows the deal quickly explaining all of the things that are not actually included with the “deal.” Standard consumer contracts fail to even provide that courtesy to you. There’s...