Labor and Employment

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The Labor and Employment group of Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg has been recognized for the quality services it provides, representing large and medium employers, both regionally and nationally. Lawyers in this group have been certified by the State of Ohio as Labor and Employment Specialists.

Representative services attorneys in this group provide include:

• Strategic planning in human resource management and labor relations.
• ERISA and employee benefit counseling, and where necessary, litigation of matters concerning pensions, insurance and other employee welfare benefit plans, advice concerning compliance with ERISA and COBRA, alleged breach of fiduciary duty issues, employee claims for benefits and insurance subrogation issues.
• Active, vigorous and cost-effective defense of employee lawsuits, before both juries and judges, of the gamut of claims, including all types of alleged wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, age, sex, race and disability discrimination, whistleblowing, retaliation and ERISA.
• Creative and effective representation in union election campaigns and defense of companies in unfair labor practice and other disputes before the National Labor Relations Board.
• Representation of companies in collective bargaining, picketing and strikes and labor arbitrations.
• Defense of companies before various governmental agencies, including the United States Department of Labor, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), Ohio Civil Rights Commission (“OCRC”) and other state civil rights commissions.
• Helping employers to implement their obligations under the ever growing panoply of so-called employee “protective” statutes, including the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), affirmative action obligations, the plant closing law (“WARNA”), the Employee Polygraph Act (“EPPA”), the Mental Health Parity Act (“MHPA”), the Fair Labor Standards Act or wage hour law (“FLSA”), veteran’s protective statutes, Department of Transportation requirements on employers, the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) and various and sundry other laws and regulations.
• Employment policies and practices, handbooks and decision making.
• Counseling and advice in employee discipline, sexual harassment and all other areas in the human resources field.
• Sensitivity/cultural diversity training.

Members of this group have served and continue to serve in leadership roles in state and local bar and other professional associations in employment and labor, author practical articles and speak frequently throughout Northern Ohio. In addition, member of this group regularly present seminars to clients.

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Members of the Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg Labor and Employment Law Group:

Jennifer A. Corso
Antoinette F. Gideon
David R. Knowles, Chair

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