I am often asked if an operation of a vehicle under the influence (OVI) offense can be expunged like other criminal offenses. Generally a criminal offense can be expunged if the offender has no prior or subsequent offenses on his or her record. This rule however does not apply to OVI convictions. The Ohio Revised [...]
Oct
24
2011
24
2011
Oct
24
2011
24
2011
It Can Happen to You!
I usually try to post on our General Practice blog every 3 weeks. If you follow our blog, you will notice that I have been absent from our General Practice rotation over the past month or so. It’s not that I have been unable to find happenings in the law to comment on. It’s not that I [...]
Oct
22
2011
22
2011
DOL Granted Judgment for Misclassified Independent Contractors Seeking 1.6 Million in Damages
The United States Department of Labor issued a press release announcing its victory in a suit filed to recover overtime wages for over 250 installers. The installers were employed by Cascom, Inc., which provides residential cable television, Internet and telephone installation services for Time Warner in the Dayton, Ohio area. As in the Cascom case, [...]
Oct
11
2011
11
2011
Law Enforcement Officers Must Use Radar
The legislature for the State of Ohio recently passed a law which re-establishes the requirement that a law enforcement officer cannot issue a speeding citation without the evidence provided by a radar device (Section 4511.091(C) of the Ohio Revised Code). A law enforcement officer can still testify that a motorist was traveling in excess of [...]