At James E. Arnold & Associates, we deal with every type of workplace issue, including personnel policies, class actions, merger and acquisition, labor cost reductions, wrongful discharge suits based on any protected class (age, race, sex, religion, disability, and others), OSHA, wage and overtime disputes, healthcare cost reductions, ERISA, and trade secrets/non-compete litigation. We have also handled Section 1983 claims filed against public entities. Whether the matter involves a claim for discrimination, the misappropriation of trade secrets by a former employee, or anything in between, the attorneys at James E. Arnold & Associates are well-versed in such claims.

One complex area of employment law is ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act), which is a law protecting an employee’s interest in health and retirement plans offered by most employers. Our attorneys have litigated a wide variety of ERISA claims, including breach of fiduciary duty and prohibited transaction claims, as well as benefit claim disputes that have arisen in a number of different contexts. Our ERISA litigation attorneys are also members of The ESOP Association, the National Center for Employee Ownership, and the Ohio Employee Ownership Center, so they are thoroughly familiar with both ERISA’s requirements as well as the specialized nature of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).