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Workplace laws are vitally important to understand and use to protect yourself and your friends at work. Employment Laws Apply to Everyone Employment laws include the following protections: Workers’ Compensation If you are injured at work, workers’ compensation laws provide you with lost wages, pay for all your medical services and provide you a lump […]

Back on January 21, 2021, Governor DeWine signed House Bill 308. The bill intended to cover first responders who suffer post traumatic stress disorder injuries in the course of their employment.  The bill created a fund for public employers to contribute to fund these benefits for first responders. The bill was passed over ten months […]

Ohio first responders always rush to the scene when someone is in trouble, but certain Ohio Senators refuse to return the favor. These state senators are making countless Ohio first responders wait months before allowing a vote on PTSD coverage for them under the state’s workers’ compensation system. On February 12, 2020, the Ohio House passed […]

In a 74-22 vote, the Ohio House passed a bill last week which provides first responders with post traumatic stress disorder coverage through the state’s workers’ compensation system. This same bill passed the Ohio House last year by the substantially smaller margin of 56-33.  The bill now moves to the Ohio Senate. Unfortunately for first responders, last year […]

It has become more common for employers across the country to work with their competitors to agree to not poach employees from each other. These agreements limit employees’ ability to test their value on the free market and are monopolistic in nature. They are called “no poach” agreements. The United States Department of Justice, Antitrust […]

When the law cannot help a client, the Hurm Law Firm will not shy away from using other avenues, such as the news media, to help. A Hurm Law Firm client, firefighter Scott Stoltz, was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, but current law does not provide coverage for his treatment. In order to advocate for […]

For the fourth consecutive year, Attorney Matthew T. Hurm, Esq. has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyer magazine. The Rising Star designation is particularly meaningful because it involves a multi-phase nomination including both peer evaluations and independent research, and no more than 2.5% of lawyers in Ohio receive this honor. 

First responders are often the first people you see when you suffered a car accident or have a medical emergency. They provide professional help when you need it most. Frequently, as a result of their jobs, first responders are exposed to violent and disturbing images and events. This can cause psychological damage which we are […]

I have spent my whole career fighting for working people, but my creation of a law firm built entirely around that premise was always a dream. That dream became a reality one year ago when the Hurm Law Firm, LLC was launched. We have had our share of bumps along the way, but the Hurm […]

According to a study published in The American Journal of Medicine, two years after a cancer diagnosis, 42.4 percent of patients depleted their entire life’s savings. To help Ohio firefighters avoid such a tragedy, Ohio passed the Palumbo Act in 2017. Unfortunately, according to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, only 26 of the 124 claims […]