Labor & Employment

We have a proven track record of providing cost-effective counsel and solutions for employers dealing with the ever-changing field of employment law. Our lawyers devote considerable time to counseling clients and conducting training on the latest developments in federal and state employment laws. We are also skilled and experienced in defending employers in state and federal courts and before state and federal government agencies.

In unionized workplaces, we work with employers to build mutually beneficial labor relations, while advancing management’s right to direct the workplace. In non-union settings, we have extensive experience assisting clients in maintaining non-union status.

We represent self-insured and state fund insured employers before the Ohio Industrial Commission and Ohio courts. Our primary goal is to reduce the cost of the employer’s workers’ compensation program.

Our lawyers have extensive experience and are regularly engaged in the following areas:

• ADA and FMLA compliance and defense;
• Affirmative action compliance and litigation (Dept. of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs);
• Agriculture labor and employment matters;
• Construction industry labor law;
• Disputed liability under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act;
• Employee benefits plans, pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans;
• Employee handbook and policy review and development;
• Employment contracts;
• Employment discrimination (EEOC, state civil rights commissions, state and federal courts);
• ERISA litigation. 
• Fair Labor Standards Act (wage and hour) (Dept. of Labor and federal courts);
• Grievance/Arbitration hearings;
• Internal investigations;
• Labor and employment matters related to schools;
• Labor negotiations;
• Maintaining a non-union workforce;
• National Labor Relations Board (NLRB);
• Non-competition and trade secret enforcement;
• Ohio Prevailing Wage Law compliance and litigation;
• OSHA compliance and litigation;
• Separation agreements;
• State Employment Relations Board (SERB);
• Unemployment Compensation;
• Website accessibility;
• Workers’ Compensation;
• Wrongful discharge and other employment-related tort claims.

Because the world of labor and employment law is constantly changing, we regularly publish legal updates for our clients. Additionally, our lawyers frequently serve as presenters before employer groups and at bar association seminars and meetings.