HR Partners
Our labor & employment group has real world HR legal experience to help navigate the ever-changing regulatory terrain of the employer-worker relationship.
We help our employer clients prevent or solve problems with minimum wage laws, equal opportunity employment, collective bargaining, wrongful termination, discrimination, child labor, work hours, health and occupational safety, rights of fair treatment, the Family and Medical Leave Act, workers’ compensation, and unemployment.
- Collective Bargaining Negotiations and Arbitrations
- Couseling of Ohio and Federal Employment and Labor Laws and Regulations
- Defense of Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Termination Claims
- Employment Contracts and Severance Agreements
- Family and Medical Leave Act and Other Employee Leave Issues
- Handbook Development and Review
- Hiring, Testing, and Other Fair Credit Reporting Act issues
- National Labor Relations Board and State Employee Relations Board Investigations and Complaints
- Non-competes
- Reasonable Accommodations for Disabled Employees
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Benjamin Humphrey
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Maribeth Meluch
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Brian M. Zets
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Can I require my employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine?
January 5, 2021
Guidance from the Isaac Wiles Labor and Employment Group With the distribution and continued FDA approvals of COVID-19 vaccines, and […]
School District Unions and COVID-19 Safety Regulations
November 6, 2020
There are new COVID-19 safety regulations. Can a school district actually implement them? Shorter days and chillier weather typically bring […]
Supreme Court Grants Federal Job Protection to LBGTQ Workers, How the Ruling Affects Ohio Employers and Employees
July 20, 2020
In a key recent decision, Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. ___ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court found, “An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender defies the law.” […]
COVID-19 and the Intersection with the Americans with Disabilities Act: Guidance for Employers
July 19, 2020
With numerous cities and states mandating infection control practices like social distancing, wearing of masks, and sanitizing workplace services and […]
When Employees Refuse to Return to Work Due to COVID-19
May 8, 2020
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumpke has recently called for employees to have the right to refuse to go to work if […]
A Kinder Gentler OSHA?
April 27, 2020
COVID-19 is not immune from the scrutiny of the Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA). Whether implicated under specific OSHA […]
Paycheck Protection Program Loans: A First, Deep Dive
April 2, 2020
This article summarizes certain portions of the Paycheck Protection Program contained in the recently enacted CARES Act. It focuses particularly […]
Department of Labor Issues Temporary Rule Clarifying Small Business Exemption from the Requirements to Pay “Paid Sick Leave & Expanded FMLA Leave”
April 1, 2020
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its rule clarifying the exemption for business with fewer than 50 employees and […]
What Small Businesses Need to Know about the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
March 29, 2020
In an effort to stabilize the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, on Friday, March 27, 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus […]
