The time between “legalization” and implementation seems to have caused confusion about the current use of medical marijuana in Ohio. HB 523 became “law” on September 28, 2016. Regulations for cultivators are set to be finalized by May 6, 2017. Regulations for physicians, testing laboratories, processors, patients, caregivers, employees, and dispensaries are scheduled to be

Green Marijuana PlantOn December 15, 2016, the Board of Pharmacy issued draft regulations placing a limit of 40 dispensary licenses, and providing for rules on obtaining dispensary licenses, operating dispensaries and licensing of employees. The State Medical Board regulations provided steps physicians have to undertake in order to be able to recommend medical marijuana. The Department of

Because of a Constitutional Amendment passed in better times, Ohio must adjust its minimum wage annually based on cost of living statistics.  The Ohio Department of Commerce has just announced that Ohio’s minimum wage will increase by  30 cents an hour (3.9%) from $7.40 to $7.70 per hour.  Tipped employees will see their minimum hourly

It may be good public policy to include an employer’s preemptive conduct within the statutory proscription, or there may be adverse consequences to such a policy that are not apparent on its face. This court has insufficient information available to it to make such a far-reaching policy choice.
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Governor John Kasich has announced his intention to push for a radical retrenchment of Ohio’s Public Employee Bargaining Law, Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4117.  Passed in 1983 during the first year of Governor Richard Celeste’s term, the bill gave unions representing state employees the right to bargain with the state, allowed unions representing state and