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Stokar Law is your trusted legal advocate and lawyer in Ohio. We focus on injury, labor, and employment law by providing the highest quality representation for our clients in both state and federal court throughout Ohio.

With a proven track record of success, our dedicated team is committed to protecting your rights and securing the justice you deserve. Whether you are dealing with an injury, have been denied pay (including overtime), harassed, or discriminated against, the team at Stokar Law is ready to advocate for your rights.

Are you being denied overtime pay?

Have you been sexually harassed or discriminated against?

Are you experiencing discrimination because you are pregnant or returning from maternity leave?

Have you been injured ?

If you have experienced any of these situations, including (but not limited to) discrimination, retaliation, FMLA, and wage and hour violations (minimum wage and overtime), contact us today for a confidential, no-cost consultation.

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Supreme Court Experience

Michael Berkheimer v. REKM LLC dba Wings on Brookwood et al., Case No. 2023-0293
Twelfth District Court of Appeals (Butler County)

ISSUE:

- Does boneless really mean boneless? Should a jury, not a judge, determine whether a consumer should reasonably expect, anticipate, and guard against a substance in food that the seller specifically claimed was not in the food?

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Case No. 2023-0559 Harmon v. Cincinnati

Can Employees Challenge Forced COVID Leave Through Civil Service Commission?
Jeffrey Harmon and David Beasley v. City of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Civil Service Commission, Case No. 2023-0559
First District Court of Appeals (Hamilton County)

ISSUES:
- Does a trial court lack jurisdiction to consider a lawsuit if the underlying claim depends on an interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement?
- If a municipal civil service commission determines that its rules do not entitle a party to a hearing, must the trial court defer to that interpretation?

Local News:

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Forced to work OT but not paid? Police employees sue

CINCINNATI, Ohio (FOX19) - Four employees in the City of Cincinnati’s Body Worn Camera Unit allege in a federal lawsuit the city is violating federal and state law by consistently requiring them to work more than 40 hours per week without paying them overtime.

The suit, filed last week in U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio alleges the administrative technicians in the unit’s redaction team tried to get the overtime, but “police command staff” refused.

The employees are Demarco Tunstill, Carrie Howell, Courtney Cooper and Kyle Brown.

Their lawyers, Christian Jenkins and Robb Stokar, are asking the court to assert their rights to be paid overtime when they work over 40 hours a week and then order the city to pay it for the past three years. READ MORE…

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