Labor and Employment News

Bob Harris and Ben Shepler, partners in the Vorys Columbus office, were quoted throughout a Columbus Business First story titled “Columbus labor lawyer: Court challenges shouldn’t stop businesses from planning for, implementing Biden workplace vaccine, testing policy.”

Vorys is pleased to welcome 14 new associates to the firm across our Columbus, Washington, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Akron and Houston offices.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP is proud to announce the firm’s inclusion on the 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list.

Vorys announced today that Linda Mendel has accepted a job with U.S. Department of Treasury.  Mendel, who has been with Vorys for almost 30 years, will become an attorney advisor in the Office of Benefits Tax Counsel, where she will work on tax policy impacting employment-based health benefits.

Vorys announced today that Former Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Elizabeth Callan has joined as of counsel in the labor and employment group in the firm’s Cincinnati office.

Ben Shepler, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the labor and employment group, was quoted throughout a Columbus Business First article about an emergency rule being developed by the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration that will require all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated or require any unvaccinated employees to produce a weekly negative test in order to come to work.

Jana Grimm, a partner in the Vorys Pittsburgh office, received the 2021 Washington County ATHENA Leadership Award from the Washington County Chamber of Commerce.

Vorys is pleased to announce that the firm has welcomed experienced labor and employment attorneys, Phillip Binotto and Jana Grimm, as partners in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. 

Adam Rocco, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office, was quoted in a Law360 about recent decision from two U.S. circuit courts that limit the ability of plaintiffs to bring nationwide collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

One hundred and sixteen lawyers from Vorys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America^® 2022 edition. In addition, 34 Vorys attorneys were named to the 2022 Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” list.

Ten Vorys attorneys have been named 2022 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers. Each year, only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”

Vorys was selected by readers of Columbus CEO magazine as the best law firm in Columbus (with more than 50 attorneys) for the tenth year in a row.

In the latest episode of our podcast, we discuss common employment law issues, procedures and practices from the plaintiffs perspective.

Chaz Billington, a partner in the Vorys Cleveland office and a member of the labor and employment group, was quoted in a Crain’s Cleveland Business article about the impact of Ohio’s recent passage of the Employment Law Uniformity Act (ELUA). 

Vorys is pleased to announce that 33 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized among the leading practitioners in the country in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA . 

In this episode, Chaz Billington, a partner in Vorys’ labor and employment group, and Angela Simmons, associate general counsel for Parker-Hannifin Corporation, discuss best practices to help businesses prepare a defense after being sued.

Bob Harris, a partner in the labor and employment group, was quoted throughout a Dayton Daily News story about whether or not employers can require their employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Bob Harris, a partner in the labor and employment group, was quoted in two recent Columbus Business First stories about whether or not employers can require employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Chaz Billington, a partner in the Vorys Cleveland office and a member of the labor and employment group, was quoted in a Crain’s Cleveland Business story titled “Ohio employers quietly grapple with workplace marijuana policies.”