Labor & Employment

KMK's Labor & Employment Group understands the importance of maintaining positive employee relations and a productive work environment. We advise and represent employers of all types. We help managers deal with change as well as avoid costly litigation by assisting with the development and implementation of human resources practices, personnel policies, disciplinary procedures, employment agreements, performance evaluations, and union avoidance strategies.

KMK represents and advises clients across the spectrum of Labor & Employment matters — from routine, day-to-day questions that we may answer via phone and email, to the most complex labor-related class action litigation and employer representation in union-related matters. 

Our attorneys represent national companies nationally:  our attorneys are licensed in Ohio, Kentucky, and Texas, and they routinely travel across the country as our practice is national in scope.   In fact, our group's attorneys have handled cases in nearly every state.

Representative Clients

• American Financial Group, Inc.
• Belcan Corporation
• Cintas Corporation
• Comair Holdings, Inc.
• LSI Industries Inc.

Experience

• April Westfall, et al. v. Kendle International, Inc. and Kendle International CPU LLC
• Charles Kromer, Jr. v. Fifth Third Bancorp and Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
• Cintas Corporation v. UNITE HERE, et al.
• Jackson Chin, et al. v. Republic Indemnity Company of America
• Matthew Marks, et al. v. Infinity Insurance Company
• Mirna E. Serrano, et al. v. Cintas Corporation
• Paul Veliz, et al. v. Cintas Corporation
• Richard L. Phillips v. Tradesman International, Inc.

News

• Keating Muething & Klekamp Receives National Recognition in "Best Law Firms" Rankings by U.S. News and Best Lawyers
• Keating Muething & Klekamp Wins Historical Award of Attorneys Fees from EEOC in Employment Discrimination Case
• Keating Muething & Klekamp's Client Granted Summary Judgment in Federal Court Employment Case
• Jennifer W. Colvin Returns to Keating Muething & Klekamp
• Keating Muething & Klekamp Named a 2011 "Go-To" Law Firm
• KMK Ranked #1 in Cincinnati by Best Lawyers in America; 30 KMK Attorneys Selected for Inclusion

Events

• Labor & Employment Management Roundtable: Protecting Your Company Against Expensive Wage and Hour Lawsuits and Audits, Keating Muething & Klekamp, Spring 2011
• Managing the Injured Employers: Workers' Compensation Overview and Other Leave Laws, Greater Cincinnati Human Resources Association, August 19, 2010
• EEO Investigations, Minefield for HR Professionals, Employers's Resource Association, August 17, 2010
• Where Is This Wave Taking Us? An Update on Social Media, Radisson Cincinnati Riverview Hotel, The American Institute of Architects, Cincinnati Chapter, August 12, 2010
• Where Is This Wave Taking Us? An Update on Social Media, The METS Center, July 20, 2010
• Where Is This Wave Taking Us?, GE Aviation Learning Centre, GE Aviation Employees and General Invitees, May 7, 2010

Publications

• Legal Alert: Ohio's New Military Family Leave Law Takes Effect on July 2, 2010, June 29, 2010
• Legal Alert: New Posting Requirements for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors, June 16, 2010
• Client Alert: KMK Forms Evolving Media & Technology Team to Help Clients Navigate Social Media's Legal and Business Challenges, May 4, 2010
• Legal Alert: Congress Expands FMLA's Family Military Leave Entitlements, November 5, 2009
• Legal Alert: New I-9 Form Required, January 8, 2009
• Legal Alert: FMLA Amendments and New Regulations, December 5, 2008
• Legal Alert: The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, September 29, 2008
• Legal Alert: Breaking News for Ohio Employers, September 4, 2008
• Legal Alert: Employers Can No Longer Ignore Social Security "No-Match" Letters, August 14, 2007