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A Conversation with the Attorney General

As the launch of the Civil Rights Reporter approached, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine discussed civil rights issues in a conversation with Marilyn Tobocman, a principal assistant attorney general in the office’s Civil Rights Section. Attorney General DeWine has been involved in civil rights issues throughout his career, primarily during his years in Congress. Tobocman, a civil rights attorney for three decades, has been with the Attorney General’s Office for 19 years and was in private practice for 11 years.

4/16/2013

USERRA Protects Returning Veterans’ Employment Rights

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) protects those returning from service in the uniformed services, including those called up from the Reserves or National Guard, and prohibits employer discrimination based on time in the military.

4/16/2013

Trujillo v. Henniges Automotive Sealing Systems North America, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 17793 (Aug. 20, 2012)

Issue: When does an employee’s informal statement to a human relations vice president make the employee’s subsequent termination unlawful retaliatory conduct?

4/16/2013

Warden v. Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio Court of Claims, 2012 Ohio Misc. LEXIS 109 (April 9, 2012)

Issues: Does a policy that prohibits a retired former employee from being rehired into the same or similar position have a disparate impact based on age where the employer is unable to demonstrate that its actions were based upon a reasonable factor other than age?

4/16/2013

Bobo v. United Parcel Service, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 394 (Jan. 9, 2012)

Issue:  Does a defendant have the ability to limit a plaintiff’s discovery into company records to locate similarly situated individuals in an employment discrimination case based on disparate treatment?

4/16/2013
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