Robert A. Minor

Practice Areas

• Labor and Employment
  • Employment Litigation
  • Employment Relations, Policies, and Regulatory Practice
    • Drug and Alcohol Policies and Testing
    • Employee Discipline and Termination
    • Employment Counseling
    • Employment Policies and Manuals
    • Equal Employment Opportunity
    • Family and Medical Leave Act
    • Management Training
    • Whistleblower Protection
    • Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ("WARN")
    • Workplace Harassment, Including Sexual Harassment
  • Workplace Safety
    • Disability Law
    • Employment Intentional Tort
    • OSHA
    • Workers' Compensation
• Litigation
  • Employment Litigation
  • Workers' Compensation

Industries

• Manufacturing

Education

• The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, J.D., 1975, cum laude
• Duke University, A.B., 1970

Bar & Court Admissions

• Ohio

Mr. Minor is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the labor and employment law group.  He devotes the majority of his practice to matters involving occupational safety and health and disability management.

Career highlights include:

• Serving as a member of the Executive Committee of the National Council of Self-Insurers
• Representing and advising major employers nationally in matters involving occupational safety and health and disability management

Mr. Minor is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Columbus Bar Association.

Mr. Minor has lectured on occupational safety and health and disability management to multiple groups including the National Council of Self-Insurers, the Ohio Self-Insurers Association, the Ohio State Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education Institute, The Midwest Labor Law Conference, and the Safety Congress of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.

Mr. Minor received his J.D. cum laude from The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law and his A.B. from Duke University.

Honors & Awards

• Columbus CEO, Top Lawyers in Columbus, 2010-2012
• Ohio Super Lawyers, Workers’ Compensation, 2004-2012
• The Best Lawyers in America, Workers’ Compensation Law, 1995-2012
• Fellow of the Columbus Bar Foundation since 1990

News

• 75 Vorys Attorneys Recognized as 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
• More than 100 Vorys Attorneys named on 2012 The Best Lawyers in America® List
• 72 Vorys Attorneys Recognized as 2011 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
• Vorys Ranked #1 Law Firm in Ohio on 2011 Best Lawyers in America® list
• 54 Vorys Attorneys Recognized as 2010 Ohio Super Lawyers
• Vorys ranked #1 law firm in Ohio on 2010 Best Lawyers in America® list
• 70 Vorys Attorneys Recognized as 2009 Ohio Super Lawyers
• Vorys Attorneys Named on 2009 Best Lawyers in America List
• Vorys named the "2008 Leading Ohio Law Firm" by Best Lawyers

Events

• Ohio Self-Insurers' Association 38th Annual Conference
• National Council of Self-Insurers 2012 Annual Meeting
• Basics of Employment Law
• Self Insurers’ Group of Ohio Education Day
• 2010 Ohio Employment Law Seminar Series
• Ohio Self-Insurers’ Association Annual Conference

Publications

• “The Americans With Disabilities Act; Implications for Vocational Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,” State of the Art Reviews: Occupational Medicine, 1991 (Vol. 6 No. 2)

• Labor and Employment Alert: Supplemental e-Alert Regarding GINA: How Employers Can Protect Themselves Regarding Workers' Compensation Requests for Medical Information
• Labor and Employment Alert: Two for the Employer: Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Limitation On Employment Intentional Tort Lawsuits
• OSIA Newsletter
• Employment Law Bulletin