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Legally speaking, what is a Labubu?

DOJ Announces Record-Breaking National Health Care Fraud Takedown Against 324 Defendants with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

BakerHostetler Northern California Attorney Selected as Super Lawyer

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Legacy Management – Creating Tailwinds for the Successful Family

Greg writes and speaks extensively on class action topics and is the editor of BakerHostetler’s <a href="https://www.employmentclassactionreport.com/">Employment Class Action Blog</a>. He also serves as the Cleveland Labor and Employment Leader, and was the Practice Team Co-Leader of BakerHostetler's Employment Class and Collective Actions team for many years.

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J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1985, 

M.A., John Carroll University, 2023

B.A., Case Western Reserve University, 1982

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<li>The Legal 500 United States
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<li>Recommended in Labor and Employment Disputes (including collective actions): Defense (2019 to 2025)</li>
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<li>Chambers USA: Labor and Employment in Ohio (2003 to 2025)
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<li>Band 1 (2020 to 2025), Band 2 (2003 to 2013, 2015 to 2019), Band 3 (2014)</li>
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<li>The Best Lawyers in America®
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<li>Ohio: Litigation – ERISA (2016 to present)
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<li>Best Lawyers® &#8220;Lawyer of the Year&#8221; (2018, 2019)</li>
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<li>Ohio: Employment Law – Management (2006 to present)
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<li>Best Lawyers® &#8220;Lawyer of the Year&#8221; (2013)</li>
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<li>Ohio: Labor Law – Management (2006 to present)
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<li>Best Lawyers® &#8220;Lawyer of the Year&#8221; (2017, 2021, 2024)</li>
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<li>Ohio: Litigation – Labor and Employment (2006 to present)
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<li>Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” (2020, 2025)</li>
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<li>Martindale-Hubbell: AV Preeminent</li>
<li>Ohio State Bar Association: Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law</li>
<li>Ohio &#8220;Super Lawyer&#8221; (2004 to 2022)</li>
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Cleveland

BakerHostetler attorneys and practice areas spotlighted in the 2025 Legal 500 annual guide

Chambers USA Guide 2025 Recognizes 171 BakerHostetler Attorneys and 73 Practice Areas

BakerHostetler attorneys, practice areas stand out in The Legal 500 annual guide

Chambers USA Guide 2024 Recognizes 155 BakerHostetler Attorneys and ­66 Practice Areas

Greg Mersol Calls Court’s Permanent Injunction of Ca.’s AB 51 Arbitration Ban Favorable for Employers

At Long Last, California District Court Permanently Enjoins Enforcement of AB 51

10th Circuit Reverses Class Certification in Claimed Off-the-Clock Case

Supreme Court Holds That a Case Should Be Stayed Automatically When a Party Appeals a Decision Not To Arbitrate It

BakerHostetler Attorneys and Practice Areas Recognized in The Legal 500 2023 Guide

Chambers USA Guide 2023 Honors 147 BakerHostetler Attorneys and Recognizes 64 Practice Areas

Attorneys Secure Client Win in Sixth Circuit Rejection of Two-Step Collective Process

Take the Target Off Your Back: Avoiding Common Wage and Hour Practices That May Lead to Litigation

Coinbase Inc. v. Bielski – Supreme Court Holds Oral Argument on the Issue of Whether an Interlocutory Appeal of the Denial of a Motion To Compel Arbitration Stays the Case

Supreme Court Adopts Strict Construction of Salaried Test, Even for Highly Paid Exempt Employees

10th Annual Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series

A Recent DoorDash Opinion Addresses Several Pivotal Arbitration Issues

Illinois District Court Refuses to Certify Class Based on Anti-harassment Policy

Second Circuit Again Considers if Bakery Goods Drivers Are Excluded Under the FAA Because They Are “Transportation Workers”. The Saga Continues . . .

Hundreds of BakerHostetler Attorneys Honored as 2023 Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch and Lawyers of the Year

Third Circuit Reverses Certification of ADA Accommodations Class Based on Retail Store Access

BakerHostetler Attorneys, Practice Areas Shine in The Legal 500 2022 Guide

Supreme Court Resolves Whether an Airline Ramp Supervisor Falls Within the Transportation Worker Exemption of the FAA

Chambers USA Guide 2022 Honors 145 BakerHostetler Attorneys and Recognizes 62 Practice Areas

Supreme Court Holds Prejudice Not Required for Waiver of Right to Arbitrate – But Does Little Else

The Vote is In, FAA Sections 9 And 10 Do Not Provide “Look-Through” Jurisdiction to Confirm or Modify Arbitral Awards

Lessons from 2021 on Avoiding Class Action Claims for Meal and Rest Break Violations in California

191 BakerHostetler Attorneys Named in 2022 “Best Lawyers” List; 10 Recognized as “Lawyer of the Year”

BakerHostetler Attorneys Make Significant Gains in The Legal 500 Annual Guide

Chambers and Partners USA Honors 127 Attorneys and 43 Practice Areas in 2019 Guide

Chambers and Partners USA Honors 118 Attorneys and 45 Practice Areas in 2018 Guide

150 BakerHostetler Attorneys Named 2016 Super Lawyers; 91 Named Rising Stars

Employment Class Actions: Strategies for Target Defendants

Labor and Employment

Employment Litigation and Arbitration

Employment/Wage and Hour Class Actions

Class Action Defense

ERISA Litigation

Wage and Hour Compliance

Contingent Workforce

Labor and Employment: Healthcare Industry

Labor and Employment: Hospitality Industry

Labor and Employment: Retail Industry

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<li>Regularly defends employers in class actions in state and federal courts on topics that include wage and hour disputes; independent contractor classification issues; race, sex, disability and age discrimination; public accommodations; and employee benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).</li>
<li>Litigated multiple ERISA retiree benefits issues in numerous cases, including a favorable decision from the United States Supreme Court.</li>
<li>Successfully represented defendant in Sixth Circuit case ending the practice of conditional certification in FLSA cases.</li>
<li>Favors the use of electronic data strategically to reduce or dispose of wage and hour claims.</li>
<li>Tries class actions involving discrimination, entitlement and retiree health insurance benefits.</li>
<li>Has litigated multiple collective actions under the FLSA involving exemptions and claimed off-the-clock work.</li>
<li>Litigates class or collective action claims under a wide variety of statutes including the FLSA, state law wage and hour claims, ERISA, the ADEA, RICO, and state and federal anti-discrimination statutes.</li>
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<h5>Representative Cases</h5>
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<li>UAW v. Kelsey-Hayes Co., 138 U.S. 1166 (2018)</li>
<li>Clark v. A&amp;L Care &amp; Training System, LLC, 68 F.4th 1003 (6th Cir. 2023)</li>
<li>Jammal v. American Family Ins. Co., 914 F.3d 449 (6th Cir. 2019)</li>
<li>UAW v. TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, Case No. 11-cv-14630 (Aug. 20, 2019).</li>
<li>UAW v. TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, 2019 WL 1040636 (6th Cir. 2019)</li>
<li>Van Pamel v. TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc., 723 F.3d 664 (6th Cir. 2013)</li>
<li>UAW v. Kelsey-Hayes Co., 192 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2677 (E.D. Mich. 2011)</li>
<li>Schreiber v. Philips Display Components Co., 692 F. Supp. 2d 747 (E.D. Mich. 2010), aff&#8217;d, 503 Fed. Appx. 385 (6th Cir. 2012)</li>
<li>Harps v. TRW Automotive, 47 EBC Cases (BNA) 2846 (6th Cir. 2009)</li>
<li>Heffelfinger v. Electronic Data Systems Corp., 580 F. Supp. 2d 933 (C.D. Cal. 2008)</li>
<li>Tenney v. General Electric Co., 118 Ohio St. 3d 197, 887 N.E.2d 349 (2008)</li>
<li>Dudich v. United Auto Workers Local Union No. 1250, 454 F. Supp. 2d 668 (N.D. Ohio 2006)</li>
<li>Watson v. Cleveland Municipal Sch. Dist., 36 EBC Cases (BNA) 1177 (N.D. Ohio 2005)</li>
<li>Spohn v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Ret. Income Plan, 33 EBC Cases (BNA) 1411 (N.D. Ohio 2004)</li>
<li>Risner v. Shopko Stores, Inc., 325 F. Supp. 2d 825 (N.D. Ohio 2004)</li>
<li>Rodgers v. Norfolk Southern Corp., 304 F. Supp. 2d 961 (S.D. Ohio 2003)</li>
<li>Palacio v. Progressive Ins. Co., 244 F. Supp. 2d 1040 (C.D. Cal. 2002)</li>
<li>Jaeger v. Matrix Essentials, Inc., 236 F. Supp. 2d 815, 29 EBC Cases (BNA) 1042 (N.D. Ohio 2002)</li>
<li>Weirauch v. Sprint Retirement Pension Plan, 182 F. Supp. 2d 638 (N.D. Ohio 2002)</li>
<li>Camp v. Progressive Corp., 8 WH Cases (BNA) 477 (E.D. La. 2002)</li>
<li>Ullmo v. Gilmour Academy, 273 F.3d 671 (6th Cir. 2001)</li>
<li>Chapman v. The Higbee Co., 256 F.3d 416 (6th Cir. 2001), vacated for rehearing en banc, 270 F.3d 297 (6th Cir. 2001)</li>
<li>McCormick v. Kmart Distribution Ctr., 163 F. Supp. 2d 807 (N.D. Ohio 2001)</li>
<li>Dingle v. Union City Chair Co., 134 F. Supp. 2d 441, 16 IER Cases (BNA) 60 (E.D. Pa. 2000)</li>
<li>Lovas v. Huntington Nat&#8217;l Bank, 215 F.3d 1326 [table] (6th Cir. 2000)</li>
<li>Steppe v. Kmart Stores, 136 Ohio App. 3d 454, 737 N.E.2d 58 (1999)</li>
<li>Smoot v. United Transportation Union, 991 F. Supp. 913 (N.D. Ohio 1998)</li>
<li>Cowin v. Lutheran Hosp., 8 AD Cases (BNA) 472 (N.D. Ohio 1998)</li>
<li>State ex rel. Warren Newspapers, Inc. v. Court of Jurisdiction, 80 Ohio St. 3d 261, 685 N.E.2d 1223 (1997)</li>
<li>Biggs v. North Cent. Tel. Co., 75 FEP Cases (BNA) 617 (S.D. Ohio 1997)</li>
<li>O&#8217;Neill v. St. Luke&#8217;s Med. Ctr., 13 IER Cases (BNA) 534 (Ohio App. 1996)</li>
<li>Kent v. United of Omaha Life Ins. Co., 96 F.3d 803 (6th Cir. 1996)</li>
<li>Schlett v. Avco Financial Services, 950 F. Supp. 823 (N.D. Ohio 1996)</li>
<li>State ex rel. Warren Newspapers, Inc. v. Hutson, 70 Ohio St. 3d 619, 640 N.E.2d 174 (1994)</li>
<li>Reese v. Kmart Corp., 10 IER Cases (BNA) 202 (N.D. Ohio 1994)</li>
<li>Radikovich v. The Higbee Co., 9 IER Cases (BNA) 1850 (Ohio App. 1994)</li>
<li>Henegar v. Banta, 27 F.3d 223 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 1057 (1994)</li>
<li>Cooke v. Norfolk &amp; Western Railway Co., 143 LRRM Cases (BNA) 2591 (N.D. Ohio 1993)</li>
<li>Cromwell v. Equicor-Equitable HCA Corp., 944 F.2d 1272 (6th Cir. 1991)</li>
<li>Henegar v. Banta, 817 F. Supp. 668 (N.D. Ohio 1993)</li>
<li>International Longshoremen&#8217;s Ass&#8217;n v. Norfolk Southern Co., 927 F.2d 900 (6th Cir. 1991), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 813 (1991)</li>
<li>Aldrete v. Foxboro Co., 49 Ohio App. 3d 81, 550 N.E.2d 208 (1988)</li>
<li>Cox v. Radiology Consulting Assocs. Inc., 658 F. Supp. 264 (W.D. Pa.), aff&#8217;d, 835 F.2d 282 (3d Cir. 1987)</li>
<li>Hess v. United Tel. Co. of Ohio, 40 FEP Cases (BNA) 1487, 40 EPD (CCH) ¶ 136, 190 (N.D. Ohio 1986)</li>
<li>Mendenhall v. City of Akron, 2008-Ohio-270 (Ohio Supreme Court 2008) (amicus curiae)</li>
<li>Elek v. Huntington Nat&#8217;l Bank, 60 Ohio St. 3d 135 (1991) (amicus curiae)</li>
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