Allen S. Kinzer
Columbus Office
Mr. Kinzer is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the labor and employment practice group. He has represented employers across the country, defending discrimination suits and advising employers on union issues. Mr. Kinzer has successfully defended employers in wage and hour class actions and counseled employers through collective bargaining, strikes and picketing by unions. He has also successfully represented employers before the National Labor Relations Board and the U.S. Department of Labor concerning wage and hour and Family and Medical Leave Act issues.
Career highlights include:
- Defending employers in putative class action lawsuits alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and various state wage and hour laws
- Advising and counseling large employers targeted for “corporate campaigns” by national unions
- Defending employers in discrimination and ERISA suits in state and federal courts
Mr. Kinzer is a member of the American Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association and the Columbus Bar Association.
Mr. Kinzer has lectured on a variety of topics including the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, decisions of the National Labor Relations Board, Title VII and state discrimination laws, and Fair Labor Standards Act.
Mr. Kinzer received his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law with honors where he was a member of the University of North Carolina Law Review. He received his B.A. summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University where he was Phi Beta Kappa.
Publications
- “The Equal Pay Act: Another Part of the FLSA” Employer's Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act, January 2008 (Vol. 15, No. 5, Thompson Publishing Group)
- “When They Come Marching Home Again: Veterans' Reemployment Rights,” Ohio Matters (Ohio Chamber of Commerce), November 2007
- “Troops Have Reemployment Rights When They Return from Iraq War,” Columbus Business First (Business Journal Publications, Inc.), Nov. 16, 2007 at B6
- “Whether You Call Them Whistleblowers or Tattletales, They are Protected” Employer’s Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act, May 2007 (Vol. 13 No. 10, Thompson Publishing Group)
- The Fair Labor Standards Act Cumulative Supplement 2006 and 2007 (BNA Books)
- Wage and Hour Law Cumulative Supplement 2007 (BNA Books)
- “How the FLSA Treats the ‘Other’ Professionals in Health Care,” Employer’s Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act, June 2006 (Vol. 13 No. 10, Thompson Publishing Group)
- “Avoid Common Mistakes in Administering the FMLA,” The Daily Reporter Personnel Issues, October 2005
- American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section Annual Sarbanes-Oxley Act Report, 2004 (BNA Books and the American Bar Association)
- American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section Annual Equal Pay Act Report, 1995-2003 (BNA Books and the American Bar Association)
- The Fair Labor Standards Act, 1999 (BNA Books)
- Allen S. Kinzer, et al.,“Put it in the Handbook: Avoid Common Mistakes in Administering the FMLA,” Smart Business Cleveland, November 2005
Professional and Community Activities
- Employer’s Guide to The Fair Labor Standards Act and FLSA Employee Classification, Editorial Advisory Board, Thompson Publishing Group
- Fair Labor Standards Act Cumulative Supplement, Chapter Editor, BNA Books
- ABA Labor and Employment Section, Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee
- Equal Pay Act Subcommittee, Chair, 1996-2003
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act Subcommittee, Member, 2003-2005
- Fair Labor Standards Subcommittee, Member, 2006-present - Wage and Hour Laws Cumulative Supplement, Chapter Author, BNA Books
- Ohio Supreme Court Mentor, Lawyer-to-Lawyer Mentoring Program, 2006-2008
- Japan-America Society of Central Ohio, Board of Trustees, 2008; Programming and Membership Committee Co-Chair, 2008
Honors and Awards
- Ohio Super Lawyers, Employment and Labor, 2004-2006
- Fellow of the Columbus Bar Foundation since 1999