Focus Areas
- Counseling employers on all aspects of employment law, including hiring issues, workplace investigations, defeating unionization attempts, wage and hour compliance, trade secrets and competition, and termination and disciplinary issues.
- Designing and assisting in the implementation of handbooks and workplace policies, including those covering leaves of absence, drug and alcohol testing, medical exams, hiring protocol, social media, severance and reduction-in-force plans.
- Drafting a variety of workplace agreements, including employment agreements, restrictive covenants, retention agreements, and separation and release agreements.
- Defending employers in a broad range of discrimination and wrongful discharge litigation in federal and state courts.
- Defending employers against charges of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other state organizations such as the Ohio Civil Rights Commission.
- Handling grievances and arbitrations for unionized employers and defending against unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board.
- Serving as management’s chief spokesperson during union negotiations for initial and subsequent collective bargaining agreements.
- “California Investigates Employee/HR Data Processing in Privacy Enforcement Actions,” Thompson Hine Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, July 2023
- “Illinois Legislature Passes Paid Leave for All Workers Act,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, January 2023
- “OSHA Issues COVID-19 ETS for Large Private Employers,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, November 4, 2021
- “How I Made Partner: ‘Be Determined, But Flexible. And Play the Long Game,’ Says Megan Glowacki of Thompson Hine, Law.com, October 2021
- “Uncharted Territory: COVID-19 Travel and School Challenges Facing Employers,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, August 2020
- “Political Activity from the Remote Office: Employer Considerations,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, June 2020
- “Employment Issues to Consider as Businesses Get Ready to Re-Open After COVID-19,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, April 2020
- “The Federal Government’s COVID-19 Response Requires Employers With Fewer Than 500 Employees to Provide Paid Leave,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, March 2020
- “New Employee Leave Benefits Enacted by Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, March 2020
- “COVID-19: DOL Reminds Employers of Their Duties Under the FMLA, ADA and FLSA,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, March 2020
- Thompson Hine Compliance Check 2020: Disability and Religious Accommodations, December 2019
- “Kentucky Employers May No Longer Represent Themselves in Unemployment Compensation Hearings,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, June 2019
- “New Jersey Enacts Limits on Employment and Settlement Agreements,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, April 2019
- “Massachusetts Enacts Expansive Paid Family and Medical Leave Legislation,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, August 2018
- “The #MeToo Movement – Timely Reminders for Employers,” Thompson Hine The Law@Work eNewsletter, Winter 2018
- “Federal Judge Enjoins New FLSA Overtime Regulations.” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, November 2016
- “Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Use: Business as Usual for Employers,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, November 2016
- “Reminder: FLSA Overtime Rule Effective December 1,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, October 2016
- “Voting Leave Laws – Is Your Company Ready for Election Day?,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, October 2016
- “Federal Judge Enjoins DOL Persuader Regulations,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, June 2016
- “DOL Expands Employer Reporting of Union Persuader Agreements,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, March 2016
- “NLRB OKs Electronic Union Card Signatures,” Thompson Hine The Law@Work Newsletter, Fall 2015
- “The Silver Lining in the DOL’s Proposed Changes to the FLSA Salary Basis Test,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, July 2015
- “Supreme Court Strengthens First Amendment Protection for Public Employees,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, June 2014
- “The Fourth or Fourteenth? Untangling Constitutional Rights in Pre-Trial Detention Excessive Force Claims,” University of Cincinnati Law Review, Fall 2010
- “On the Job and Off: Why Evidence of a Hostile Work Environment Should Never Clock Out,” University of Cincinnati Law Review, Spring 2010
- Ohio State Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Award
- 2018 Ohio State Bar Foundation District 1 Community Service Award for Attorney’s 40 and Under
- Selected to Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under List, 2021, 2022 and 2024
- Selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2019-2020
- Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio, Law Firm Attorney of the Year, 2022
Professional Associations
- Cincinnati Bar Association
Community Activities
- Ursuline Academy, Board of Trustees
- American Red Cross Greater Cincinnati Tri-State Chapter, current Board Member
- Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor Foundation, past Trustee
- Thompson Hine Cincinnati Office Pro Bono Committee Chair
- Pro Bono Partnership of Greater Cincinnati, former Advisory Council
- Cincinnati Bar Foundation, past Trustee
- Hyde Park Center for Older Adults, former Board Member
Education
- University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 2010,
University of Cincinnati Law Review, notes and comments editor, 2009 to 2010
- University of Dayton, B.S., 2007, summa cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Employment Legislation Outlook – December 2024,
Upcoming Changes to State Laws
, December 2, 2024 - Employment Legislation Outlook – November 2024,
Upcoming Changes to State Laws
, November 1, 2024 - Employment Legislation Outlook – October 2024,
Upcoming Changes to State Laws
, October 1, 2024 - Employment Legislation Outlook – September 2024,
Upcoming Changes to State Laws
, September 3, 2024 - Employment Legislation Outlook – August 2024,
Upcoming Changes to State Laws
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Upcoming Changes to State Laws
, July 1, 2024 - Employment Legislation Outlook – June 2024,
Upcoming Changes to State Laws
, June 3, 2024 - Employment Legislation Outlook – May 2024,
Upcoming Changes to State Laws
, May 1, 2024 - Employment Legislation Outlook – April 2024,
Upcoming Changes to State Laws
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Upcoming Changes to State Laws
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