Bugbee & Conkle, LLP has extensive experience in representing employers throughout Ohio in all aspects of the employment relationship.
Bugbee & Conkle represents employers in matters involving allegations of employment discrimination because of race, sex, religion, disability, national origin, veterans’ status and age. Our attorneys counsel clients in these areas and defend discrimination claims before state and local fair employment practice agencies, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other federal agencies. Bugbee & Conkle also defends employers in such employment cases in state and federal courts. Our attorneys have a history of successful results with summary judgments and jury trials in this area of the law.
In the area of wrongful discharge, Bugbee & Conkle represents clients in planning for terminations and downsizing, as well as litigating the cases that arise from such personnel actions. With regard to employee terminations, the firm represents clients in disputes before various state unemployment compensation agencies.
Our attorneys counsel employers on a variety of employment concerns, including compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), which encompasses supervisor training and facility accessibility. Additionally, Bugbee & Conkle defends employers against disability discrimination claims in both federal and state courts.
The firm also represents management concerning union organizing campaigns and labor relations matters. Bugbee & Conkle’s attorneys negotiate collective bargaining agreements and litigate labor and employment disputes before arbitrators and courts. Organizing campaigns, strikes, picketing and union boycotts involve the firm in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and various state and federal courts. The lawyers at Bugbee & Conkle are qualified to represent employers in all types of National Labor Relations Act proceedings, defend unfair labor practice charges, and represent employers in any area of union conflict, including strikes and other union conduct.
Bugbee & Conkle represents clients before the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and the Occupational and Health Review Commission (OSHRC). The firm’s work involves trials before administrative law judges regarding contested citations, proposed penalties and abatement dates.
Our firm has successfully represented numerous clients in appeals to state and federal appellate courts. These involve appeals from decisions of the National Labor Relations Board to U.S. Courts of Appeals, as well as decisions of state and federal trial courts to the courts of appeals in those jurisdictions.
If you have a question about an employment or labor matter, please contact Tybo Alan Wilhelms (twilhelms@bugbee-conkle.com) or Andrew J. Wilhelms (awilhelms@bugbee-conkle.com) at (419) 244-6788 or use the e-form under the “Contact Us” menu item on this site.
