FDAR Partners Marc Fishel and David Riepenhoff will offer a Coronavirus update with the latest information employers need to know. Please join us on Tuesday, March 31, at 11:00 a.m. for this free Webinar. To register, simply
FDAR attorneys have created a sample policy for employers, compiled useful tips for supervisors and employees, and developed a sample questionnaire for employees. Click on the following links to take a look: Teleworking Tips Teleworking Policy SAMPLE Questionnaire for Employees Should you have any additional questions, please reach out to us at 614-221-1216.
The US House of Representatives passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on a bi-partisan basis on Saturday, March 14th. While the Act has not yet been passed by the Senate and signed by the President, the major portions of the Act are likely to become law in the coming days. The two most important [...]
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 [...]
