Calfee’s labor and employment litigators handle charges of discrimination before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and State Fair Employment Practices agencies nationwide.  On the administrative level, our lawyers represent employers in affirmative action investigations by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance, minimum wage, overtime, and Family and Medical Leave Act complaints before the Department of Labor, and investigations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.  We represent management before the National Labor Relations Board on petitions for union representation and in defense of unfair labor practice charges.  A regular function of the practice is the defense of state-fund and self-employers in claims for workers’ compensation benefits.

In addition to the defense of employers in charges and complaints before state and federal administrative bodies, our attorneys defend management in state and federal court litigation arising from complaints of discriminatory harassment and age, sex, race, religion, national origin, and disability discrimination under state and federal laws, Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, WARN, and intentional tort claims.  Additionally, our lawyers provide aggressive, cost-effective defense of claims of “wrongful discharge” and violations of individual employment rights and specialize in the enforcement and prosecution of non-competition and confidentiality agreements.