LEGAL MATTERS HANDLED PERSONALLY SINCE 1957

What is Wage Theft? Wage Theft is when an employer neglects to pay their employees for all of their time at a fair price. One of the most common instances of wage theft is when an employer pays an employee less than the minimum wage required in that specific area. Additionally, other common forms of […]

Can an Employer Be Sued for Emotional Distress in Ohio? Work is stressful enough as it is without your superiors intentionally causing you emotional distress through targeted actions. If your employer or managers have taken deliberate action that resulted in you experiencing emotional distress, then you can file an emotional distress lawsuit. However, it is […]

Barkan Meizlish DeRose Wentz McInerney Peifer, LLP is pleased to announce our new partners to the firm, Jim Petroff and Sam Marcellino. Sam has shown up for his community extensively, sitting on boards such as the Ohio Association for Justice and various city commissions. Since his time as a law clerk, and his eventual joining the […]

Congratulations! Barkan Meizlish, LLP Partner Josh McInerney and Associate Jim Petroff have announced their official appointment as General Counsel and Associate General Counsel, respectively, for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. The BLET is the oldest union in the Western Hemisphere. To read the full press release, you can follow this link to the […]