Speaking of Business: Community Trustees and Awards
ALICE RODRIGUEZ-ROSS named to a three year board term for the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland and the Saint Ann Foundation, with prior role at New Life Choices in Life Care. WILLIAM ANDERSON and ROBERT EKUBASAE receive the 1997 Medicine Shoppe International Community Service Award for health screenings and wellness programs. DUANE BAKER completes a 40 hour AMP Ohio advanced lineworker training in Oberlin.
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Alice Rodriguez-Ross
Sisters of Charity Foundation of
Cleveland
Saint Ann Foundation
Wakeman
Rodriguez-Ross
William Anderson
R.ph
Robert Ekubasae
Medicine Shoppe International Inc
Anderson
Medicine Shoppe
Avon Belden Road
Avon Lake
Kubasak
Cleveland Street
Elyria
Duane Baker
Oberlin Municipal Light & Power System
Ampohio
Teen catalogs bloom as teens gain buying power
U S Census data shows teen population topping 26 million this year and rising toward 30 million by 2010. Just Nikki from Claire’s Stores and Wet Seal join Lands’ End in the catalog market, with A&F Quarterly and BP Style mixing fashion with editorial content. Online access grows, as analysts say at least a quarter of teen catalog sales may move online in five years. Parents and teens praise catalogs for convenience, while critics note alcohol content issues in some issues.
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Elliott Ettenberg
Bozell Retail Advertising
New York
Nikki
Claire’s
Abercrombie & Fitch
A&f
Part
Abercrombie
Nordstrom
BP Style
Jane Rinzier
Youth Intelligence
Rosenbaum
Palcczynski
Ladenburg Thalmann
Steven Lubinski
Elen Sharfield
Rego Park
N.Y
Lands’ End
Susan Rosenbaum
Delta
Paid Holiday Change Stirs Employee Grievances in Ohio Firm
Anonymous Wooster reader questions removal of a Friday July 4 holiday without a union contract. Laura explains union negotation rules and potential employee options including quitting if benefits change.
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Neer
Laura
Anonymous
Wooster
Ohio
Grandparents Rights in Ohio Divorce Visitation and Adoption
Ohio law allows grandparents of divorced or deceased parents to seek court ordered visitation to maintain grandchild relationships. Grandparents may intervene in a divorce case to obtain their own visitation schedule and may file for companionship in juvenile court if needed. If the parent is legitimate with intact family, statutory visitation rights are limited. adoption by a stepparent generally terminates visitation, unless the natural parent is deceased.
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Ohio
Law You Can Use by Ohio Bar Association
Public service column prepared by Richard L. Innis of Innis Barker Co. LPA. Legal tips cover consumer issues from Ohio lawyers.
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Lawyers of
Ohio
Ohio State Bar Association
Richard L. Innis
Columbus
Innis & Barker Co
L.pa
Age Discrimination Waivers Evolve Under New Rules
Chicago Tribune notes new rules under the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act clarify employee ages shown in waivers to leave, extend decision windows, and require final severance offers or changes to trigger start dates. Workers 40 plus protected by law. signatures may yield extra pay but do not bar lawsuits. Lawyers urge consulting counsel. withdrawal window remains non negotiable.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC
Susan M. Benton-Powers
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
Chicago
Benton
Benton-Powers
Laurie A. McCann
Aarp Foundation Litigation Sh
Washington
American Association For Retired Persons
Load or no load mutual funds stir investor debate
New York AP reports investors weigh load versus no load mutual funds as options expand with low and front end charges. Letters share online views favoring no load while noting some funds in retirement plans may waive sales charges.
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New York
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