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New AOS Requirement: All Employees and Elected Officials of a Political Subdivision Required to Complete Online Fraud Training by...

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Per recent updates to various sections of Ohio law, all employees and elected officials of public entities in Ohio are required to report alleged fraud, theft in office, or misuse or misappropriation of public money....more

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Best Practices for Municipal Retirement Plans

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- Create a Plan Document... - Do not rely solely on special acts, ordinances, or collective bargaining agreements... - Reflect collectively bargained provisions... - Update contemporaneously to reflect changes in...more

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Recent Supreme Court Decision Interprets ADEA to Cover State and Local Governments of Any Size

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On November 6, 2018, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido, 2018 WL 5794639 (2018), and held that state and local governments of any size are covered under the Age Discrimination in...more

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November 2018: The Top 12 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Client Alert - for State and Local Government: When the Supreme Court Gives You Mount Lemmon...Make Post-Lemmon-ADEA-Compliant...

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In the first opinion of its current term, the Supreme Court held that state and local governments are covered “employers” under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq. “ADEA”) regardless of...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Extends Age Discrimination Protections to Small Government Units

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act generally covers employers with 20 or more employees. On November 6, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that ADEA also protects employees of small state and local government entities...more

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ADEA Given Broader Reach than Title VII: Supreme Court Rules ADEA Covers Political Subdivisions with Less than 20 Employees

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On Tuesday November 6, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) applies to state and local government employers with fewer than 20 employees. ...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Age Discrimination in Employment Act

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules That All States and Political Subdivisions Must Comply With the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Regardless of Size - Due to a recent decision by the United States Supreme Court in Mount...more

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Public Employers Covered by the ADEA of 1967 - U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Number of Employees Doesn't Set Local Government...

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Federal law prohibiting age discrimination in employment applies to state and local governments, regardless of their size, the U.S. Supreme Court said last week. ...more

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Unanimous supports in Washington! The ADEA covers all public employers

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This is not the headline one would expect after the recent election, but, in a unanimous opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court held on November 6, 2018, that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) applies to all public...more

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Supreme Court: Federal Age-Bias Laws Apply to State, Local Governments Regardless of Size

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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously confirmed on Tuesday that the protections against age discrimination in the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) apply to all state and local government employers...more

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The Supreme Court Rules that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act Applies to Small Government Employers

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”) forbids employment discrimination against employees who are 40 years of age or older. Private employers with less than 20 employees are not subject to the ADEA....more

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It's Unanimous: Federal Age Discrimination Law Applies To Public Employers Regardless Of Size

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In a unanimous ruling issued this week, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) applies to all state and local government employers, even those with fewer than 20 employees.[i] The...more

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ADEA Applies To Small State And Local Government Employers, Supreme Court Says

On November 6, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido, holding 8-0 that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 applies to all state and local governmental employers,...more

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Size Doesn’t Matter, SCOTUS Rules: ADEA Applies Even to Small Political Subdivisions

On November 6, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) applies to all states and political subdivisions—regardless of their size. In an opinion that...more

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Supreme Court: Small Public Employers Now Subject To ADEA - Is This A Prelude To Individual Liability?

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In a unanimous 8-0 decision, the United States Supreme Court issued its first ruling of the new term yesterday and delivered a blow to small public-sector employers fending off age discrimination lawsuits. The Court ruled...more

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The Supreme Court - November 6, 2018

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decision today: Mount Lemmon Fire Dist. v. Guido, No. 17-587: The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), applies to “employers,” which are defined...more

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Supreme Court: Age Discrimination In Employment Act Applies To All State, Local Government Employers

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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) applies to state and local government employers, regardless of their size, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a unanimous (8-0) seven-page decision. Mount Lemmon Fire District...more

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