Steve is an experienced management labor and employment attorney serving as respected outside counsel to company executives and human resources leaders of publicly held and private companies. He has 20+ years' experience negotiating collective bargaining agreements for companies in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, retail, health care, chemical, service, communications and technology, defending companies in union organizing and representation election campaigns and in litigation before the NLRB as well as in federal and state court and arbitration proceedings.Steve provides counsel to employers in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including employment law compliance, employee hiring, discipline and termination, labor implications in M+A transactions, wage and hour practices, executive exits, layoffs and reductions-in-force, union avoidance, leaves and reasonable accommodation, unemployment, workers’ compensation, workplace safety, immigration, WARN Act, and other sensitive employment matters such as employment discrimination, sexual harassment, employee privacy and drug and alcohol use and testing policies. Experienced in drafting complex employment and severance agreements, non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, trade secret protection, invention and work-for-hire agreements, employee handbooks, performance appraisal and compensation systems and alternate dispute resolution programs. He has presented at numerous conferences across America and has been quoted in several publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Crains Business and National Public Radio. He has also been listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America and Ohio Super Lawyers.Pursuant to rules of professional conduct, Steve has not requested and will not request endorsements.
Listed skills include Arbitration, Litigation, Employment Discrimination, Appeals, and 13 others.