Fishel Downey Albrecht & Riepenhoff LLC is pleased to welcome Christy Oprandi as Operations Manager. Christy brings more than 30 years of experience in human resources, facilities management, and information resources, along with a strong background in organizational leadership and operational support. In her role, Christy helps strengthen internal operations by improving communication across departments, [...]
Fishel Downey Albrecht & Riepenhoff LLP is pleased to announce that Stephanie L. Schoolcraft has become a Partner with the Firm. Schoolcraft joined the firm in 2014 and focuses on employment law, civil litigation, and insurance defense. Schoolcraft regularly practices before state and federal courts defending clients against discrimination, harassment, and other employment related claims, [...]
On August 27th, 2019, five employees represented by the National Right to Work Group filed a class action lawsuit against the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (“OSCEA”) AFSCME, Local 11, Governor Mike DeWine, and Mathew Damschroder, the director of the Ohio Department of Administrative Services. The complaint alleges that the plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights have [...]
Fishel Downey attorneys, Daniel Downey and Stephanie Schoolcraft, recently secured a favorable decision in favor of the Licking County Sheriff’s Office, from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. This case arose after Licking County received a report of a drunk driver. After running the plate, the vehicle came back stolen by an allegedly “armed and [...]
In its September 10, 2019 Opinion letter, the Department of Labor (DOL) clarified employers are prohibited from delaying designating qualifying leave as FMLA leave, even if the delay complies with the leave provisions in the parties’ collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and the employee prefers that the designation be delayed. An employee requested the DOL’s opinion [...]
Receiving a notice that someone has filed a charge of discrimination against your organization with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) can be frightening. While many employers are familiar with the formal litigation process, an EEOC charge is different; there are different deadlines, different processes for submission of information, and a different timeline for [...]
Recently, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision concerning a procedural requirement for plaintiffs filing discrimination claims in federal court. This case relates to discrimination claims based on sex, race, religion and national origin filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as well as disability discrimination cases under the Americans [...]
Our clients often ask if the law prohibits an employer from requesting salary history from a job applicant. Until recently, there was no such law in the state of Ohio to prohibit this type of request. However, on March 13, 2019, the City of Cincinnati adopted Ordinance 83-2019, entitled “Prohibited Salary History Inquiry and Use.” [...]
Many times, an employer does not consider its compensation structure until it is replacing an employee or preparing for collective bargaining with a union. However, if an employer waits until there is a crisis in the workplace as the result of employee turnover or the weeks leading up to collective bargaining, it has likely [...]
Read the full article NEW ALBANY, OHIO (July 2, 2018) - Fishel Hass Kim Albrecht Downey LLP is changing its name to Fishel Downey Albrecht & Riepenhoff LLP to highlight the law firm's further growth in private-sector practice and litigation. We are also pleased to announce that Melanie J. Williamson has become a Partner with [...]
