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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...

Jaime Umerley Kolligian, attorney at Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC, a boutique management-side labor and employment law firm, has earned the Ohio State Bar Association specialist certification in labor and employment law. This accredited certification is held by...

James P. Wilkins and Bruce H. Fahey, shareholders at Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC, a boutique labor and employment law firm representing management exclusively, were named among the “2016 Ohio Super Lawyers,” a rating service designation based on peer recognition...