Labor and Employment Relations

  • Drafting, negotiation, interpretation and enforcement of collective bargaining agreements
  • Grievances and arbitrations
  • Suspension, termination and nonrenewal of employment contracts
  • Investigation of employee misconduct
  • Workers' Compensation matters before the BWC and Ohio courts
  • Personnel issues
  • State and Federal discrimination claims
  • FMLA, ADA, and other employment-related State and Federal statutes
  • Hiring and rehiring of employees
  • Strike management
  • Insurance and HIPPA
  • Representation before government agencies
    • State Employment Relations Board (SERB)
    • Municipal Civil Service Commissions (employee appeals)
    • Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC)
    • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)