Employment & Labor
We help employers navigate the full range of workplace challenges with sound, practical counsel backed by deep litigation experience. Our Employment & Labor team works with businesses of all sizes across industries, providing guidance that anticipates risk and protects business objectives.
Comprehensive Employment & Labor Guidance
We advise employers on the full scope of labor and employment matters, from daily compliance questions to complex disputes. Our attorneys have extensive experience with collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, union organizing defense, and proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board. We represent employers in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigations, wage and hour actions, and discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, and retaliation litigation.
Strategic Management Counsel and Risk Prevention
Our team counsels management on personnel practices, internal policies, and executive compensation, and provides tailored training to promote compliance and minimize risk. We also defend employers before administrative agencies such as OSHA, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, and the Department of Labor. We also have significant experience litigating unfair competition claims, including non-compete and trade secret matters.
Our approach is straightforward: We align legal strategy with business goals, offering clear advice and strong advocacy. Whether guiding clients through regulatory compliance, grievance arbitration, or complex employment litigation, we deliver results that protect both the immediate and long-term interests of the business.
Services
- Collective Bargaining and Grievance Arbitration
- Day-to-Day Labor and Employment Advice and Consulting
- Defense of Union Organizing Campaigns
- Employment Discrimination and Harassment Litigation and Arbitration
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Proceedings
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Proceedings
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Compliance and Proceedings
- Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC) Proceedings
- Personnel Practices Consulting
- Title IX
- Training of Management and Staff
- Unemployment Proceedings, including Job & Family Services Proceedings and Litigation
- Unfair Competition, Non-Compete, and Trade Secret Litigation
- Wage and Hour Proceedings, including Collective Action Litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Wrongful Discharge and Retaliation Litigation and Arbitration
- Workers Compensation Proceedings and Litigation
- Workplace Investigations
Press Releases
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- August 7, 2015
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As many of you have undoubtedly heard, President Obama recently instructed the Department of Labor (“DOL”) to revise [...]
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