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Our practice areas include employment and labor law, construction
law, and alternate dispute resolution.
For a description of the practice area, click the links.
Employment and labor law
Our employment and labor law practice includes the representation of
employers and employees in the following areas:
- litigation of all forms of discrimination, wrongful discharge, breach of contract,
denial of benefits and intentional tort claims;
- practice before all federal, state and local administrative agencies, including the
NLRB, OSHA, EEOC, DOL, OFCCP, and Ohio Civil Rights Commission;
- defense of NLRB unfair labor practice charges, including those emanating from union
salting campaigns;
- negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements;
- counsel regarding employment rights, compliance obligations and preventative measures;
- defending pattern and practice charges alleging systemic discrimination;
- arbitration of disputes arising out of collective bargaining agreements; and
- prepare, review and defend affirmative action plans.
The Firm's attorneys are active in the Labor and Employment Law Sections of the
American Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Cleveland and Akron Bar
Associations. We are members of the Industrial Relations Research Association, and the
National Employment Lawyers Association, and the American Bar Association.
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Construction law
Our construction practice includes
representation of owners, general contractors and subcontractors in the following areas:
- contract document drafting;
- contract negotiation;
- assistance during project with contract compliance and
scope of work issues;
- assistance in determining construction claims and disputes;
- litigation of construction disputes in court;
- arbitration of construction disputes;
- assistance with competitive bidding disputes;
- prevailing wage issues; and
- mechanics liens.
We have successfully represented clients in both public
and private disputes involving every facet of construction law. We have a keen awareness
of construction issues and have achieved real results for our clients. We have kept
projects moving; we have insured that disputes are contested in favorable forums, and we
have consistently obtained exceptional monetary relief while keeping fees at a realistic
level.
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Individual employee rights
Our individual employee practice includes the
representation of employees in the following areas:
- litigation of discrimination (age, gender, race, religion,
creed, national origin, disability), sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, breach of
contract, denial of benefits and intentional tort claims;
- negotiation of executive employment agreements and
severance packages.
- counsel regarding employment rights and obligations;
- review of employer mandated corrective action plans; and
- equal pay, overtime and employee compensation issues.
The Firm's attorneys are active in the Labor and
Employment Law Sections of the American Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association,
and the Cleveland and Akron Bar Associations. We are members of the Industrial Relations
Research Association, the National Employment Lawyers Association, and the American Bar
Association.
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Rights
Alternative dispute resolution
We offer a number of ADR
services, including:
- drafting ADR procedures for arbitration of employment,
labor, commercial and construction disputes;
- representing clients in mediation, a non-binding process
designed to resolve disputes short of litigation or arbitration;
- arbitration representation in employment, labor, commercial
and construction disputes;
- service as a neutral to resolve disputes.
As advocates, we have represented clients in ADR
proceedings, both by court order and by agreement.
As a neutral, Mike Fortney is a member of the ADR Federal
Court Panel for the Northern District of Ohio and is a member of the panel of arbitrators
for the American Arbitration Association. Mike has served as an arbitrator on several
cases.
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