Fishel Downey Albrecht & Riepenhoff LLP (FDAR) announced that Partner Melanie Williamson has been appointed by the firm’s management team to the position of Managing Partner. Williamson succeeds Daniel Downey, who has guided the firm in that role since 2018. “Melanie is an excellent litigator and a natural leader. I’m confident her efforts in this [...]
Managing Employees in an Election Year Marc A. Fishel and Meghan Brickner As another election season approaches, employers should be informed as to how to manage employee politics in the workplace. Studies have shown that political talk is more common in the workplace then it was in the past and has the potential to impact [...]
Fishel Downey Albrecht & Riepenhoff LLP is proud to once again be named to the Best Law Firms List by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® for 2020. FDAR’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. [...]
FDAR attorneys, Daniel Downey and Angelica Jarmusz, secured a defense verdict in federal court in the United States Southern District of Ohio following a three-day jury trial. The jury found that the Licking County Sheriff’s deputies represented by FDAR did not violate the Plaintiff’s constitutional rights. The case stemmed from events that took place on [...]
On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a long-awaited final rule updating the earnings threshold workers need to meet to qualify for exemptions. The final rule raises the “standard salary level” from the current $22,660 annual salary ($455 per week) to $35,568 per year ($684 per week) for a full-time worker. Certain [...]
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) governs minimum wage and overtime requirements. One of the more complicated aspects of the FLSA is deciding which employees are exempt from its coverage. These employees fall under one of several exemptions: executive, administrative, professional, computer employee, and highly compensated employee exemption. Nearly all exemptions have a common requirement: [...]
In Miracle v. Ohio Dept. of Veterans Servs. the Ohio Supreme Court held there is no clear public policy provided in R.C. 124.27(B) and 124.56 that would allow a civil-service employee, terminated during their probationary period, to assert a tort claim for wrongful-discharge. The Ohio Department of Veterans Services hired Miracle on a probationary period [...]
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 [...]
The United States Supreme Court will finally weigh in on some important employment law issues that have divided the appellate courts for years. It also recently decided a class arbitration case with employment ramifications. Does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act Apply to LGBTQ Employees? Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating against employees [...]
On March 7, 2019, the Department of Labor announced a proposed rule that would expand overtime eligibility for a million more employees. Currently, employees with a salary below $455 per week ($23,660 annually) must be paid overtime if they work in excess of 40 hours in a week. The new proposed rule would now encompass [...]
