Atty. Steven E. Seasly
A partner in Hahn Loeser’s Cleveland office since 2007 and current Chair of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Group, Steven E. Seasly has 20 years of labor and employment law experience – exclusively representing and counseling employers across the country on the wide variety of employment and labor law issues that typically confront employers.
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Steven E. Seasly is a Partner based in Cleveland, Ohio, practicing at Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP. They have 27+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1999. Their practice focuses on discrimination, employment, class action, employment contracts, and litigation. Educated at Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1998) and Bowling Green State University (B.S., 1993). Active member of Ohio State Bar Association Cleveland Bar Association. Serands clients in Cleveland, OH and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- A partner in Hahn Loeser’s Cleveland office since 2007 and current Chair of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Group, Steven E. Seasly has 20 years of labor and employment law experience – exclusively representing and counseling employers across the country on the wide variety of employment and labor law issues that typically confront employers
- His breadth of experience includes complex employment law litigation, collective and/or class action wage and hour litigation, labor arbitrations, union avoidance campaigns, wage and hour audits and investigations, health and safety investigations and hearings, Title IX investigations, workers’ compensation hearings, collective bargaining sessions, employment law training seminars, and counseling clients on day-to-day employment and labor issues
- Steven has represented mom and pop as well as large, national companies in the technology, manufacturing, transportation, higher education, energy, food services, health care and nursing home industries with issues arising in the ever-increasing complex world of employment litigation and labor arbitrations
- Steven possesses a wide-range and sophisticated knowledge and experience of both federal and state law civil litigation – including the defense of management in various Title VII, Title IX, wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, trade secret, health and safety, workers’ compensation and non-competition litigation
- Steven also has successfully defended management clients in Ohio and all across the country in complex employment and labor related disputes before various administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the Ohio Department of Education, the Industrial Commission of Ohio, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, the Department of Labor and OSHA, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Labor Relations Board
- In addition to his national employment law litigation practice, Steven advises clients across the country in all aspects of employee relations, employment law and risk avoidance initiatives, including hiring and termination, discipline, employee handbook drafting, employee policy implementation and enforcement, litigation avoidance strategies and proactive compliance with diverse employment laws, rules and regulations
- Steven also has presented over 250 labor and employment law seminars and training sessions to his clients and various trade associations, human resources groups, and chamber of commerce organizations
- Steven also maintains a strong and robust union avoidance practice – having represented and counseled employers in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, South Dakota, Georgia, and Iowa in union organizing drives and/or secret ballot elections before the National Labor Relations Board
- Steven takes great pride in the fact that all of his management side clients who were subject to secret ballot elections during his legal career remain undefeated and union free
- Steven is admitted to practice in Ohio, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
- He has been admitted pro hac vice in several other state and federal jurisdictions across the country, including Florida, Nevada and Pennsylvania, to ensure protection of his clients’ interests
- Professional History • Partner, Hahn Loeser and Parks LLP, 2007-present
- Associate, 2002-06. • Associate, Jones Day Reavis and Pogue, 1998-2002. • Summer Associate, Duvin Cahn and Hutton, 1997. • Law Clerk, Shaker Heights Law Department, Prosecutor's Office, 1996-97. • Legislative Research and Policy Associate, Ohio House of Representatives, Minority Leader Patrick A. Sweeney, 1994-95. • Legislative Aide, Ohio Legislative Service Commission, House Speaker Vernal G. Riffe, 1994. • Claims Adjuster, Shelby Insurance Group, 1993
- Experience • Obtained a directed verdict in a Workers’ Compensation appeal involving a silicosis claim filed by a former employer of a foundry located in Lorain, Ohio. • Successfully defended a national trucking company in an age-related discrimination case in federal court by receiving partial summary judgment and settling the remaining breach of contract claim for nuisance value. • Successfully defended an employer in a sexual harassment case alleging quid pro quo and hostile work environment
- Due to an aggressive defense approach, the matter was resolved for nuisance value. • Conducted several independent investigations for employers to minimize various levels of litigation liabilities. • Successfully defended union organizing campaigns for several employers – winning each and every secret ballot election. • Successfully defended a plush toy manufacturer from a multi-count discrimination/breach of contract case in federal court
- Publications & Speaking Engagements Ohio Governor DeWine Signs Law Providing Civil Immunity to Employers Facing COVID-19 Related Lawsuits September 15, 2020 DOL Guidance on the FMLA+ and ESPSLA Small Business Exemption March 31, 2020 DOL Guidance on COVID-19 and the Workplace March 25, 2020 Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Breaking Down Both Types of Leave March 20, 2020 Families First Coronavirus Response Act Signed Into Law March 19, 2020 COVID-19 Employment Challenges March 19, 2020 Governor DeWine Suggests That Employers Take Employees’ Temperatures Daily March 18, 2020 NLRB Notice Requirement Delayed April 17, 2012 NLRB Procedural Amendments + New Notice Requirements = Increased Risks & Decreased Opportunities for Employers March 16, 2012 NLRB Proposed Rules Amendments Designed to Facilitate Union Organizing June 25, 2011 Employers Targeted By Homeland Security April 02, 2010 Community Involvement ALS Association Northeast Ohio Chapter (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Volunteer Member Awards & Distinctions ChambersUSA, Labor & Employment, 2018-19 Memberships & Affiliations Ohio State Bar Association, Member Cleveland Bar Association, Member Bowling Green State University’s Alumni Association, Member Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Ohio (AICUO), Member
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Practicing law in Ohio. Legal matters in Ohio are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Cleveland are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Ohio state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Ohio brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Ohio courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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