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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Let's face it -- If you are reading this blog it's likely because you are searching for an attorney. Perhaps something went terribly wrong with your fertility treatment, someone misled you, took advantage of your trust or lied to you. You're looking because you're...