>> Steve Palmer: Here we are, Lawyer Talk podcast dot com. That's where you can check us out. That's where the website is. That's where all the backlog of episodes are. We also, you can check or we're also on all the basic podcast platforms. If you're an Apple guy, you can go there. If you're a droid, uh, gal, you can go there. Wherever you get your podcast, we are there. And we're on all the socials now. Um, but today I'm coming at you with another DY360. What is DY360? Well, you know, DUI is such a ubiquitous meaning. It's everywhere. Everybody knows about dui, generally speaking. And upstairs, when I've been defended, folks, for the last 20, almost 30 years, representing people in DUIs and other criminal activity, I've sort of taken a unique approach at it. I like a 360 degree approach because, you know, just going to defend the case or just going to try, uh, to beat the case doesn't help people. And you know, to some extent issues overlap. But, uh, often there are unique issues to the individual. So, uh, your, uh, consequences of a DUI might be different than somebody else's. And here's a great example. If you're a taxi cab driver or if you're an Uber driver for a living and you get an OVI or a dui, uh, you're gonna lose your license and that's gonna change your ability to earn a living in a very significant way. If you're retired and you just sit at home all day, I don't mean that negatively, but if you don't have to go to work every day in a car, um, you might be able to endure a license suspension without as much financial hardship. And that's what brings us to today's ah, topic. And this is based on I got, I received recently working with a client. And the question is, do I have to tell my employer, Do I have to tell my boss that I was charged with ovi? Here in Ohio, we call it OVI or dui. So, uh, like so many other answers that I have and so many other topics I cover, it is, it all depends. It doesn't always, uh, just because you have a job, just because you have an employer, just because you have a boss, you don't necessarily have to tell your job that you got an OVI or a dui. So then you would ask, when do I have to tell my job that I have an OVI or dui? So first we want to look at the uh, your responsibilities at work. Often there is a manual, uh, an employer or an employee manual that has all these rules that you probably never read. And sometimes in your initial uh, onboarding process they give you this big Book or now it's probably online. And uh, it may say if you have any contact with law enforcement or if you're charged with a dui, you have to notify a superior or supervisor. Um, so let's, let's say that's the situation. And what happens if you don't notify your supervisor? It's not like you're going to be charged with a crime. So it's not a crime not to tell your boss. Uh, but you may get fired if they do find out. And how would they find out? Well some employers do random background checks, some employers uh, do yearly checks and it shows up next year and they're like, oh, wait a minute. Some um, employers may never find out. Um, now let's say you're in the medical profession. I represent a lot of folks in the medical profession. And this comes up very often. If you're a nurse, if you're a, a doctor, if you're a pharmacist, uh, what are your obligations? Uh, this is a little bit dicier because there is a licensing board for all those uh, professions and they may, the licensing board itself may have disclosure requirements and say if you're a nurse and you have to license every two or three years, you have to reapply and list this stuff. Your next reporting requirement might actually mandate that you disclose this. What I do, and I firmly believe in this, sort of like building a house with a general contractor. Uh, the same person typically can't uh, or doesn't want to do the electric, the plumbing, the H vac, the insulation, the framing, the foundation, concrete work, landscaping, roofing, et cetera. Usually there are a diverse group of professionals that come in, work together to um, build a house. And in this situation I very often refer professionals out to, ah, a group of attorneys that I've worked with for a number of years who handle professional licensing issues because they will have a better uh, understanding day in and day out of what those reporting requirements are. What is the best way to report? Should uh, you report before the standard contractual or the standard three year term ends or two year term ends, or should you get ahead of it? Uh, typically I think the most important thing to know is the issue itself. There may be a reporting requirement. If you've got a professional license, you may have to notify your employer. If you have a dui, um, and then we can talk about what the individual circumstances are. So it really, it does all depend. Um, I have a, ah, close friend who. Here's the scenario that often comes up if you drive a fleet car. So I had a close friend, uh, who is, uh, in sales and drives a fleet car, meaning his m. Employer gives him a car to drive day in and day out to go, call on potential, uh, sales contacts. And in that situation, you almost have to notify your employer because you're driving their car. And as soon as you notify your employer, you're at risk. Because, uh, if your employer has a fleet of cars, they have something called fleet insurance, and the insurance company may cancel everybody. If there's somebody with an ovi, there are workarounds, and, uh, you can get individual insurance, you can get bonds. I mean, it doesn't always have to result in termination, but again, it is an individual, uh, sort of a 360 approach that we have to look at the individual problem and come up with an individual answer tailored to the client, not to everybody else. So the question, do you have to tell your employer? Do you have to tell your licensing agency? Do you have to tell anybody about your dui? Well, it all depends. And, uh, if you've got any questions about it, you got your own OVI or DUI here in Ohio and you need some help. Palmer Legal Defense. You can check us out@palmerlegaldefense.com if you want me to cover a topic here at Lawyer Talk, just go to LawyerTalkPodcast.com uh, and I will get back to you as soon as reasonably possible. So this is Lawyer Talk podcast coming at you each and every week at least until now.