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09/19/2019

If your employer discriminates against you because of your pregnancy, feel free to contact either our Columbus or Toledo, Ohio offices to speak with an employment attorney. We level the playing field so that you can take care of your familial needs to the extent the law provides, including either protecting your job and/or seeking lost compensation because of pregnancy discrimination.

Package Delivery Company to Reimburse Pregnant Employees Not Granted Accommodations Under Company's Former Policy That Would Have Enabled Them to Work...

01/21/2019

No one should be forced to work in an environment that does not properly correct the hanging of nooses, the use of racial slurs and derogatory remarks, "whites only" symbols, and other forms of retaliation on the basis of one's race/color.

The federal lawsuits against General Motors (GM) were filed to redress and correct the palpable hate lodged against current and former GM employees at the Toledo, Ohio plant.

As Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

We stand ready to combat the race/color inequities faced by our clients. We welcome Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. to Toledo to bring light to the awful darkness faced by our clients. Bryant Legal, LLC Matt Bryant Catherine Killam

Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson will visit Toledo on Tuesday to discuss complaints of ongoing racial harassment and bullying at General ...

10/28/2018

As of November 1, 2018, the Columbus, Ohio office address of Bryant Legal, LLC will be as follows:

Bryant Legal, LLC
1550 Old Henderson Rd.
Suite 126
Columbus, Ohio 43220

06/20/2018

Do you work over 40 hours in a workweek and get paid a salary? If so, you may still be entitled to overtime compensation. While there are 3 main tests, it ultimately boils down to your primary job duties (regardless of your job title). For more information on whether or not you may be entitled to unpaid overtime, please review our website below:

http://www.bryantlegalllc.com/ohio-employee-unpaid-wage-attorneys/ohio-flsa-misclassification-attorney/

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An overtime lawsuit recently filed in the Western District of New York illustrates the importance of correctly classifying employees under the Fair...

04/17/2018

Title VII and Ohio law prohibit discrimination in the workplace on the basis of s*x in any term, condition, or privilege of employment. In this case, the company was found to have discriminated against women by either failing to hire them on the basis of their s*x or, if hired, subjecting them to a hostile work environment, both of which are in violation of federal law. For tips on what steps you need to take if you are a victim of s*xual harassment, you may contact any of the *xualharassment lawyers at Bryant Legal, LLC or visit our website below:

http://www.bryantlegalllc.com/2016/12/ohio-workplace-s*xual-harassment/

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Louisville Printer Shunned Women for Hire Into Boxer/Packer Jobs for Nearly Three Years and Created Hostile Environment for Women, Federal Agency Charged

04/04/2018

Federal and Ohio law prohibit race discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment. Unfortunately, it still permeates the workplace in today's society in many aspects. Ohio employment attorneys, Matt Bryant, of Bryant Legal, LLC, and Catherine Killam, of Greenfield, Killam & Frank, Ltd., seek to redress a major automobile manufacturer's response to a racially charged hostile work environment that is alleged to have existed at a GM plant.

After a thorough investigation by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the administrative agency responsible for investigating charges of discrimination, it rendered 5 probable cause findings against GM for race discrimination in the form of a hostile work environment due to a variety of racial slurs, noose-hanging, and other racially-animated conduct at a Toledo, Ohio GM plant. GM sought to overturn the administrative decision. However, as of today, April 5, 2018, the OCRC upheld its decision on all 5 counts. For more information, below is an article providing a brief synopsis of these proceedings.

An investigation into a series of racially charged incidents reported at General Motors’ Toledo Transmission plant — including nooses being hung from equipment and team leaders using racial slurs — found that the automaker did not do enough to end the harassment. The Ohio Civil Rights Commi.....

03/07/2018

Ohio and FLSA Overtime Attorneys file Collective and Class Action Lawsuit against Thor Industries, Inc. and Airsteam. The amended complaint alleges that they did not fully pay all overtime wages due to their employees.

On March 1, 2018, the law firms of Bryant Legal, LLC and Coffman Legal, LLC filed a First Amended Collective and Class Action Complaint against Defendants Thor Industries and Airstream (collectively “Thor”) on behalf of an hourly production employee of Thor and Thor’s other similarly situated employees regardless of location for Thor’s alleged failure to fully and properly compensate its employees for all overtime wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standard Act (“FLSA”). The collective and class action was filed to redress Thor's alleged failure to fully pay its employees overtime wages in violation of the FLSA and Ohio law.

The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Western Division (Dayton) and is titled, Funk v. Airstream, Inc., et al, Case No. 3:17-cv-260.

For more information, you may contact an attorney at Bryant Legal, LLC here:

http://www.bryantlegalllc.com/2018/03/non-exempt-hourly-employee-challenges-thor-industries-and-airstreams-failure-to-pay-all-overtime-wages-due-when-employees-receive-bonuses/

Additional information about the collective and class action against Thor Industries and Airstream may be found by contacting our office by calling 1-614-704-0546 or emailing [email protected]. If you have any questions about whether you are being properly paid for all of the compensable hours you work at the proper rate of pay, then contact our office today for a FREE consultation to speak with an Ohio and FLSA Overtime Attorney regarding any wage and hour issues. If we prove a violation of the FLSA, you may be entitled to unpaid overtime wages for up to the past three years, an additional amount equal to the unpaid overtime, attorneys' fees, and costs.

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Ohio and FLSA Overtime Attorneys file Collective and Class Action Lawsuit against Thor Industries, Inc. and Airsteam for their joint failure to fully pay all overtime wages due to their employees. …

01/30/2018

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers have a duty to engage in the interactive process and determine what, if anything, it can do to accommodate an employee with a disability. The duty to accommodate is ongoing, meaning that it cannot remove the accommodation once it has determined one to exist that does not present undue hardship for the company.

In this case, the employee was hired by Lowe's as a customer service associate in 2006 and promoted to a department manager in 2008. The company was aware of his disability at the time he was selected for promotion, and he successfully worked as a department manager for six years. The employee's disability prevented him from using power equipment that requires the use of two hands, but he delegated that task to associates under his supervision. EEOC's lawsuit claimed that in June 2015, Lowe's notified the employee that he could no longer be provided with a reasonable accommodation, and demoted him to a non-supervisory associate position. The ADA and Ohio law prohibit treating employees with a disability less favorably than non-disabled employees in the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. As such, demoting and cutting this employee's pay rate because of the disability and failing to accommodate the employee violated federal and Ohio law.

Cleburne Store Demoted Department Manager After Denying Him a Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged - DALLAS - Lowe's Home...

01/23/2018

Ohio and FLSA Overtime Attorneys file Collective Action Lawsuit against Camping World (Camping World, Inc., FreedomRoads, LLC, and Sirpilla RV Centers, LLC) for failure to pay service technicians overtime wages.

On October 17, 2017, the law firms of Bryant Legal, LLC and Coffman Legal, LLC filed a Collective Action Complaint against Defendants FreedomRoads, LLC and Sirvilla RV Centers, LLC dba Camping World (collectively “Camping World”) on behalf of a Camping World service technician and Camping World’s other similarly situated employees for Camping World’s failure to pay overtime wages. The collective action was filed to redress Camping World’s alleged failure to pay overtime wages the service technicians are entitled to under the FLSA. Since the commencement of the lawsuit, an amended complaint was filed on January 18, 2018 to add a second named plaintiff and another law firm, Barkan Meizlish, LLP, as additional counsel on behalf of Camping World's service technicians.

The lawsuit brought by a former and current non-exempt Camping World service technician was brought on behalf of all current and former Camping World service technicians who worked over 40 hours in a workweek during the previous 3 years. The former and current Camping World service technician allege that he and other similarly situated employees were not paid one and one-half times their regular rate of pay (“overtime”) for hours worked over 40 in a workweek.

The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division (Columbus) and is titled Piner, et al. v. FreedomRoads, LLC, et al, Case No. 2:17-cv-00902.

Additional information about the collective action against Camping World may be found by contacting our office by calling 1-614-704-0546 or emailing [email protected]. If you have any questions about whether you are properly receiving overtime or whether you are being properly compensated for all of the compensable hours you work at the proper rate of pay, then contact our office today for a FREE consultation. If we prove a violation of the FLSA, you may be entitled to unpaid overtime wages for up to the past three years, an additional amount equal to the unpaid overtime, attorney’s fees and costs.

For more information, you may also visit the Bryant Legal, LLC website:

http://www.bryantlegalllc.com/2017/10/non-exempt-hourly-service-technician-challenges-camping-worlds-failure-to-pay-overtime-wages/

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Ohio and FLSA Overtime Attorneys file Collective Action Lawsuit against Camping World (Camping World, Inc., FreedomRoads, LLC, and Sirpilla RV Centers, LLC) for failure to pay service technicians o…

12/21/2017

S*xual harassment remains pertinent throughout the workplace. If you are subjected to s*xual harassment, whether it be by physical or verbal conduct, you should report it to the HR department or up the chain of command as soon as you can. Your employer has a duty to take prompt and ameliorative action to stop the harassment. When you report the unlawful conduct, you are protected from retaliation (i.e. suspension, termination, etc.).

Even if you are not the victim, but still report s*xual harassment, you are also protected from retaliation under federal and Ohio law. If you have any questions concerning s*xual harassment or the reporting of conduct you reasonably believe to be unlawful, contact an Ohio s*xual harassment attorney at Bryant Legal, LLC.

Cruise Company Fired Employee for Supporting S*xual Harassment Claim, Federal Agency Charged - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis-based cruise...

10/23/2017

Victim of s*xual harassment in the workplace? In the alternative, did you report or oppose s*xual harassment even if you were not a victim? If so, you have rights that need to be protected, including federal and Ohio law that prohibit s*xual harassment as well as retaliation against the individual(s) for reporting or opposing s*xual harassment.

Please review a list of the top 10 tips you should take, including contacting an Ohio s*xual harassment attorney at Bryant Legal, LLC.

Ohio S*xual Harassment and S*x Discrimination Attorneys As a reminder, Federal and Ohio law make it unlawful to harass a person (an applicant or employee) because of that person’s s*x. Harassment c…