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The National Labor Relations Board certainly ended 2019 with a bang. Over the course of several weeks in December, the Board issued a handful of decisions reverting back to pre-Obama-era precedent. The Board also made several significant changes to its election rules....

Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC, a boutique labor and employment law firm representing management exclusively, added long-time Akron employment litigator R. Scot Harvey to the firm in an Of Counsel capacity. Harvey has nearly thirty years of experience representing...

AKRON, Ohio (Nov. 27, 2019) – Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC attorneys Jim Wilkins and John McKenzie were named among the 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers, an attorney rating service designation based on peer recognition and professional achievement. Julie Trout was a...

On January 1, 2020, Ohio’s minimum wage will increase to $8.70 per hour for non-tipped employees who work for employers with annual gross receipts of more than $319,000, the Ohio Department of Commerce announced this week. Tipped employees working for such employers...

The United States Department of Labor on September 24, 2019, issued a final rule increasing to $35,568 the minimum annual salary requirement that many employees need to meet to be exempt from being paid overtime. The final rule goes into effect on January 1, 2020. The...

Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC attorneys James P. Wilkins and Keith L. Pryatel have been selected for the Best Lawyers® in America 2020 edition. Wilkins, a Shareholder, is a repeat honoree in the Employment Law-Management and Labor Law-Management practice areas,...

“We are putting the people back in charge with more choice, for better care, at a far lower cost.” -President Donald J. Trump Remarks on Expanding Health Coverage Options Rose Garden, 6/14/19 President Donald Trump recently issued an “Executive Order” that expands the...

By Jim Wilkins As you likely have heard by now, retail-giant Amazon confirmed a long-standing rumor on Monday, July 22nd by formally announcing its expansion into the Akron metro area. It is building a 2.8 million square foot fulfillment center in Summit County to be...

Kastner Westman & Wilkins expanded its summer clerkship program by adding two talented students from Ohio law schools to spend their summer at the Fairlawn management-side labor and employment law firm. Alissa Peeples and Mike Tontillo are second-year law school...