Employment Law

Our employment and labor law practice includes the representation of businesses and individuals in the following areas:

Businesses

  • Handbook and Policy reviews;
  • Pre-termination Counseling;
  • Family and Medical Leave compliance;
  • Defense of all forms of discrimination, wrongful discharge and employment claims;
  • Enforcement of Non-competition agreements and protection of Trade Secrets;
  • Practice before all federal, state and local administrative agencies;
  • Minimum wage and overtime defense;
  • NLRB unfair labor practice charge defense, including those emanating from union salting campaigns;
  • Arbitration of disputes under arbitration agreements.
The Firm's attorneys are active in the Labor and Employment Law Sections of the the Ohio State Bar Association and have chaired the annual Midwest Labor Law Conference. We are members of the Ohio State Bar Association, the American Arbitration Association, the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Ohio Employment Lawyer's Association and the American Bar Association.

Employees

Our individual employee practice includes the representation of employees in the following areas:
  • Defense of non-competition suits;
  • Prosecution of all forms of discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, breach of contract and denial of leave 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 have also created, moderate and contribute to My Employment Lawyer, a legal resource for individual employees.