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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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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.

Top   |   Individual Employee Rights

 

 
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Fortney & Klingshirn
4040 Embassy Parkway, Suite 280
Akron, Ohio 44333
telephone 330-665-5445 - fax 665-5446

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