Fishel Hass Kim Albrecht Downey's official ribbon cutting took place on October 5th! Welcoming us to the City were New Albany's Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cherie Nelson, Council Member Matt Shull, and Mayor Sloan Spalding (pictured from left). Partners Edward Kim, Dave Riepenhoff, Marc Fishel, Ben Albrecht, Dan Downey, and Frank Hatfield followed their [...]
Originally published in the Cincinnati Business Courier, written by Marc Fishel In the wake of what seem like endless sexual abuse scandals coming out of Hollywood, the polical arena, the media, the literary world and the hospitality industry, it can be daunting to open the newsfeed in the morning. Read the Full Article
Fishel Hass Kim Albrecht Downey LLP is proud to once again be named to the Best Law Firms List by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® for 2018. FHKAD’s employment, labor and litigation practice areas achieved recognition. Firms included in The U.S. News-Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms list are recognized for professional excellence. [...]
On September 29, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of Janus v. American Federation of State, Municipal and County Employees, a case involving “fair share” agency fees paid by public sector employees who are not union members. Several states, including Ohio, allow a public employer whose employees were represented by a [...]
On October 3, 2017, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that for a supervisory relationship to exist in Title VII discrimination cases, therefore making the employer vicariously liable, the alleged supervisor must be “empowered by the employer to take tangible employment actions against the victim.” The case is captioned Hylko v. Hemphill). In [...]
On August 31, 2017, a federal judge from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas struck down the controversial Obama-era Department of Labor (DOL) overtime rule that had been introduced in 2016. Through that rule, the DOL sought to expand the eligibility of employees who could earn “time-and-a-half” overtime pay for working [...]
Effective September 29, 2017, several changes to Ohio Workers’ Compensation Act took effect. These changes were the result of Sub. H.B. No. 27, the States Biennial Workers’ Compensation Budget Bill, which was passed on June 30, 2017. This article highlights some of those changes that should be of most interest to employers in evaluating their [...]
Congratulations to FDAR attorneys Daniel T. Downey and Melanie J. Williamson who recently won a jury trial in United States District Court in the Southern District of Ohio on behalf of two Butler County Sheriff’s Corrections Officers. Corey Williams v. Derrick Collins, et al., 1:15-cv-00337 (S.D. Ohio Aug. 17, 2017). Plaintiff, while in the process [...]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), under the Trump administration, recently argued that that Title VII of the Civil Rights act of 1964 does not protect workers from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The DOJ and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had previously taken the position that Title VII’s language regarding discrimination [...]
FHKAD attorneys Dan Downey and Paul Bernhart recently received summary judgment for a County and its Sheriff Deputies in a lawsuit alleging an unlawful search and seizure in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. The case involved a “knock and talk” operation conducted by the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office SCRAP (“Street Crime Reduction and [...]
