• Online job postings throughout Ohio fell by nearly 70,000 jobs from the spring 2022 to spring 2023, according to OhioMeansJobs.
• For the week of June 26, new unemployment claims in Ohio were 16.40% higher than in the previous week.
• A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court makes it more difficult for employers to deny religious accommodations requested by employees, according to summaries from OMA Connections Partners Calfee, Fisher Phillips, Roetzel, and Thompson Hine.
• OMA Connections Partner Jones Day has published this white paper examining efforts to regulate employers’ use of artificial intelligence and automated decision-making tools during the recruiting and hiring process.
• OMA Connections Partner One Source Advisors reminds employers with self-funded health plans of a July 31 deadline to pay Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute fees, required by the Affordable Care Act. For insight, the IRS provides these resources.

Finally, in this guidance, Fisher Phillips has examined ways the U.S. Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling could have ripple effects on private employers — including possible legal challenges to DEI programs. 7/6/2023