LEGAL MATTERS HANDLED PERSONALLY SINCE 1957

Seasonal Businesses and the FLSA In response to the effect of COVID-19 on seasonal businesses, the U.S. Department of Labor will issue a temporary reprieve to these seasonal businesses against the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime violations. Many of these businesses were forced to adapt their day-to-day operations because of […]

Work History and Your Social Security Disability Claim: The circumstances that lead someone to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) vary. The strenuous application process includes a series of difficult questions. These questions include a request for a detailed work history. This may seem counter-intuitive, as individual’s applying for SSDI can no longer work. […]

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 […]