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E-mail: meacham@marshall-melhorn.com
Direct Dial: (419) 249-7128
Mobile: (419) 367-7128
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Ms. Meacham is a member of the labor and Employment and Practice Group and the Healthcare Law Group. She represents businesses in all labor and employment matters including management of strategic responses to union organizing campaigns; negotiation and ongoing management of labor contracts; advice and representation in DOL wage and hour audits; employment litigation in both administrative and judicial proceedings; and the conduct of employment compliance audits and supervisor trainings in employment law. Ms. Meacham also serves as outside general counsel for numerous non-profit healthcare corporations and in addition to employment matters advises on regulatory Compliance including Medicare, Medicaid, HIPPA, antikickback and fraud and abuse, confidentiality, privileges, and negotiating healthcare provider agreements. She is a member of the American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section; Health Care Law Section), Ohio State Bar Association (Employment Law Section; Health Care Law Section) and Toledo Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section).
Ruth Meacham is AV rated.
*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards. |
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Labor and Employment Matters:
Title VII, ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, ADA, Contract, Wrongful Discharge, Enforcement of non-compete) before NLRB, EEO, OCRC, DOL and State and Federal Court
Union Organizing Campaigns
Negotiation and management of Labor Contracts, Grievances, Arbitrations
Personnel Policies Audits, Development, Trainings
Health Care Non Profit:
Negotiation of Health Care Services Agreements, Employment Contracts with and for Providers, Physicians, and 3rd Party Payors; Development and review of Privacy and HIPPA Consent forms;
Facilitate Licensing and Credentialling for various Health care providers including Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Communities, Mental Health and Mental Disability Care Centers;
Representation of Health Care Providers in Regulatory Compliance and Administrative and Judicial Proceedings |
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University of Toledo College of Law
J.D., cum laude, 1981
University of Toledo
B.A., summa cum laude, 1976
Major: Liberal Studies
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Note & Comment Editor, University of Toledo Law Review
1981 Scribes Award
General counsel to numerous non-profit §501(c)(3) corporations
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| Ohio, U.S. District Court N. D. Ohio, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; By special admission in numerous other state and federal courts |
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“Understanding Unions and the Collective Bargaining Process” – University of Toledo, July 2007
“Laws Governing Employment Relationship” – Client Seminar February 2006
“Union Awareness – Supervisor Training” – Client Seminar Spring 2006
“Hiring Practices” – Client Seminar May 2007
“Employment Cycle From Application to Termination” – Client Seminar April 2006
“Laws Governing Employment Relationship” – Client Seminar May 2006
“Confidentiality, Consent, HIPPA” – Client Seminars, 2005, 2006, 2007
“Internal Investigation In Medical Setting-Why’s and How’s of Documentation” – Clinical/Workshops 2005 and 2007
“Sexual Harassment in the Workplace” – Client Supervisor Trainings 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 |
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