Paul L Bittner is a partner and past co-chair of the firm's labor and employment group. He has been practicing law since 1993 with an emphasis on labor and employment law and has extensive experience representing employers. Mr. Bittner has represented both public and private sector employers in union negotiations, labor arbitrations, unfair labor practice proceedings, representation elections, and other related matters in front of the National Labor Relations Board and state agencies. He is a member of the Wage and Hour Defense Institute, providing counsel to employers on all aspects of wage and hour compliance. Mr. Bittner has tried both individual and collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act. He is a frequent lecturer on a variety of employment law topics including traditional labor law, ADA, FMLA, wage and hour and sexual harassment. Mr. Bittner has successfully represented employers in jury trials, bench trials, arbitrations and administrative hearings. He regularly counsels employers on union relations and union avoidance, Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) , Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and other wage and hour laws, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Mr. Bittner has also defended employers in various employment law claims pursuant to employment practice liability insurance policies and represents individual executive-level employees in employment matters. He earned his B.A. degree from Capital University and his J.D. degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.
Paul L Bittner's Courses
["Indiana CLE: 6","Ohio CLE: 6","West Virginia CLE: 7.2"]
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