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 […]

Jason Cox Selected to the 2019 CBA Barrister Leadership Program

Jason Cox , January 30, 2019

Barkan Meizlish, LLP is proud to congratulate associate Jason Cox as being one of seventeen (17) young attorneys selected to the 2019 Columbus Bar Association (CBA) Barrister Leadership Program. From January through August each year, the CBA Barrister Leadership Program develops leadership skills, provides networking opportunities with central Ohio legal community leaders, and advises young […]

Ohio attorneys file class-action suit against Menards

Thomas Gnau, Staff Writer , January 23, 2019

A Columbus law firm is suing the Menards retail chain in federal court on behalf of workers who say they weren’t properly paid wages and overtime. The law firms of Barkan Meizlish, LLP and Anderson2X, PLLC filed a class and collective action lawsuit Thursday against Menard, Inc., the Wisconsin-based operator of about 300 Menards retail […]