Chance Conaway

Chance assists employers with employment discrimination and workers’ compensation claims, employment investigations and issues relating to leave administration.

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Ohio paid family and medical leave bill would expand benefits beyond FMLA

By Chance Conaway & Michalea Delaveris on May 15, 2026

Ohio lawmakers have introduced Senate Bill 396, a proposal that would create a statewide paid family and medical leave program for Ohio workers. The bipartisan bill would establish an insurance fund providing partial wage replacement benefits for employees, independent contractors, and business owners who take qualifying family or medical leave. If enacted, the proposal would significantly expand leave protections in Ohio beyond the unpaid leave currently available under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), creating new compliance considerations for Ohio employers.

Ohio workers’ compensation update: How the Kurtz decision limits Dillon on TTD recoupment

By Rebecca Kopp Levine & Chance Conaway on April 30, 2026

In 2024, the Ohio Supreme Court overruled decades of precedent when it held in State ex rel. Dillon v. Industrial Commission that temporary total disability (TTD) compensation is terminated on the date a claimant reaches maximum medical improvement (MMI) (or, in other words, a treatment plateau), regardless of the date when the industrial hearing solidifying that determination is held.

Proposed rule signals shift in DOL’s approach to worker classification

By Chance Conaway on February 26, 2026

Earlier today (Feb. 26, 2026), the Department of Labor (DOL)’s Wage and Hour Division unveiled a proposed rule outlining the framework for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Notably, the proposed rule also encompasses the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act (MSPA), which share the same statutory definition of “employ.”