Helping Working Families

What is the Minimum Wage in Ohio?

Barkan Meizlish , January 11, 2019

Minimum wage is federally mandated financial figure that each worker throughout the country must be paid per hour. However, the federal government grants states’ the right to set a wage above the one set by the Department of Labor. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal minimum wage due to all employees is $7.25 […]

Introducing Chris Peifer and Josh McInerney as Named Partners to Barkan Meizlish, LLP

Barkan Meizlish , November 29, 2018

(Columbus, Ohio, November 2018) Chris Peifer and Josh McInerney have recently been made named partners to Barkan Meizlish DeRose Wentz McInerney Peifer, LLP, thus changing the firm’s name. Chris Peifer represents and advises labor organizations in a diverse number of industries that includes the private sector, airline industry, trucking industry and the warehouse industry, among […]

Introducing Jessica Doogan as a New Associate to Barkan Meizlish, LLP

Barkan Meizlish , November 30, 2018

(Columbus, Ohio, November 2018) Barkan Meizlish, LLP is pleased to announce that Jessica Doogan has been added to the team of attorneys earlier this year in August. She is an associate in the Labor and Employment litigation practice area. Ms. Doogan specifically focuses on Wage and Hour/Overtime violations under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act […]

Ohio attorneys sue Cincinnati Bell over employee pay

Thomas Gnau , March 1, 2018

The Columbus law firm that is suing Fuyao Glass America over employee pay and scheduling is part of a new lawsuit against Cincinnati Bell. The law firms of Barkan Meizlish, LLP and Mangano Law Offices Co., LPA filed a collective action lawsuit recently against the telephone, data and high-speed internet company.