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Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC, a boutique labor and employment law firm representing management exclusively, hired John W. Hofstetter as an associate attorney. In addition to litigating a variety of employment cases, Hofstetter’s work at KWW includes all aspects of...

By John W. Hofstetter and Katherine R. Basch In an 8-3 opinion, the full panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) protects employees from discrimination on the basis of sexual...

Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan recently signed into law Ordinance Number 82-2017 (“Ordinance”) expanding equal employment opportunity protections for employees working within the City. Most notably, the Ordinance extends protections against discrimination based upon an...

Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC hired Olivia Hochschwender as an associate attorney. Hochschwender’s practice includes all aspects of labor and employment law, including litigation, workplace investigations, representation of employers before a vast array of federal...

Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC (KWW), a boutique labor and employment law firm representing management exclusively, has elected attorney Jaime Umerley Kolligian as shareholder. Jaime has spent her entire legal career at KWW, and in that time has been involved in all...

Business owners will be relieved to learn that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has issued a permanent injunction prohibiting enforcement of the U.S. Department of Labor’s new “Persuader Rule,” which took effect on April 25, 2016. Since 1959,...

Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC Shareholder James P. Wilkins and Associate Julie A. Trout were named among the “2017 Ohio Super Lawyers,” an attorney rating service designation based on peer recognition and professional achievement. Wilkins is a repeat honorees in the...

On May 18, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a Final Rule regarding changes to the overtime regulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA is a federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment...

Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC, a boutique labor and employment law firm representing management exclusively, strengthened its capabilities with the hiring of associate attorneys Katherine R. Basch and Karly B. Johnson.Basch’s practice primarily focuses on wage and...

As of January 1, 2016, the EEOC made substantial changes to its charge investigation process. The EEOC implemented a digital charge system, completely modifying how the EEOC communicates with employers. The EEOC also revised its investigation procedure, now allowing...