Congratulations go out to Marc A. Fishel and Douglas J. Schockman for being recognized by their peers as 2026 "Lawyer of the Year" award recipients. Marc was recognized in Government Relations Practice and Doug was recognized in Litigation - Insurance in the 32nd Edition of The Best Lawyers in [...]
To find out more about Ohio In-Person vs. Virtual Public Meetings, read Partner David Riepenhoff's Guest Article in the Ohio Township News Magazine. To read the article, click on this link and then click "Download" in the blue bar. https://bit.ly/FDARMarAprOTA For more on the ohio Township Association, click here.
Congratulations are in order for several Fishel Downey Albrecht & Riepenhoff LLC attorneys that have been selected as 2025 Ohio Super Lawyers by Super Lawyers® Magazine! This selection is based off of an evaluation of 12 indicators including peer recognition and professional achievement in legal practice. Being selected to Super Lawyers is limited to a [...]
Federal Court Vacates the U.S. Department of Labor’s Overtime Rule The U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued a Final Rule that became effective on July 1, 2024, which dramatically changed the regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by increasing the standard salary level for executive, administrative, and professional employees [...]
Fishel Downey has once again been distinguished as a Best Law Firm in the 15th edition of Best Law Firms® which celebrates outstanding performance across numerous practice areas and metro regions, setting a new standard for legal recognition. This prestigious recognition reflects the firm’s dedication to excellence and leadership within the [...]
Congratulations go out to FDAR attorneys that have been selected as "2024 Top Lawyers" by Columbus CEO Magazine! Central Ohio Attorneys were asked to nominate local lawyers they view as the best in their area of practice. Making the "2024 Top Lawyers" list are FDAR Attorneys: Daniel T. Downey - Labor and [...]
From the Legal Update from Benjamin Humphrey to Weed at Work from David Moser to Employee Injury, Disability, and Religious Accommodations from David Riepenhoff to Managing Employee and Employer Speech During an Election Year from Helen Sudhoff to First Amendment Auditors from Benjamin Albrecht, we hope you left with some new insight and information. Thank [...]
While the First Amendment provides significant protections against the government limiting its citizens’ freedom of speech, these protections become much more constrained and complicated when the government is the citizen’s employer. For public sector employees, their freedom of speech is heavily regulated when it comes to partisan political speech and activity. As the election season [...]
Workplace discrimination claims are on the rise. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reports a 50% increase in employment discrimination lawsuits between fiscal years 2022 and 2023 alone. Now more than ever employers should be aware of what conduct constitutes discrimination, how to manage complaints of discrimination, and how to proactively prevent discrimination from [...]
Public and private employers alike should be aware of the recent changes to employee overtime laws. On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule (“the Final Rule”) entitled Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees which became effective on July 1, 2024. The [...]