Mike Hawkins is a partner in the Labor & Employment and Appellate Practice Groups. He has extensive experience in all aspects of labor, employment law and ERISA litigation and appellate practice. He has argued two cases in the U.S. Supreme Court and many in-state and Federal Courts of Appeals. He has been selected by Best Lawyers as a top Labor & Employment lawyer every year since 1989. Memberships & Affiliations · ALFA International, Chair Emeritus · American Arbitration Association, L&E Law Panel Mediator & Arbitrator · Kentucky Bar Association, L&E Law Committee · American Bar Association, Member L&E Committee, ADR Committee and Litigation Section · Federal Bar Association · Cincinnati Bar Association, past President and Board Member; past Chair, L&E Law Committee · Ohio State Bar Association, L&E Law Committee · American Red Cross, Greater Cincinnati Area Chapter, past Chapter Chair, Board Member · Cincinnati Human Relations Commission, past Board of Commissioners Chair · American National Red Cross, Board of Governors, Vice Chair, International Services Committee · National Conference for Community Justice, past Chair of the Board · United Way and Community Chest, Vice President and Board Member · American Society for International Law (ASIL), Member Lieber Society and Dispute Resolution · Refugees International, Secretary to the Board of Directors and Board Member · Foreign Policy Leadership Council of Greater Cincinnati · Diversity Law Institute · Institute of Trial Presentation · College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Fellow · The Trial Law Institute, Member · Montgomery Citizens' Leadership Academy, 2011 Graduate Distinctions · Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell · Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 1989 · Selected for the Ohio Super Lawyers® List · Listed in Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers · Leadership Cincinnati Distinguished Alumni Award · Received the Cincinnati Bar Association's John W. Warrington Community Service Award (2011) · Selected as a Cincy Leading Lawyer by Cincy Magazine · Listed in Who's Who in Greater Cincinnati Law · Trial Lawyer Honorary Society · American Jewish Committee's Judge Learned Hand Award Experience Karen Brown v. OPW Fueling Components and Dover Corporation
OPW Fueling Components and Dover Corporation
Claim for discrimination and retaliation Multi-State Employment Regulation Guide
Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores
Prepared multi-state employment regulation guide for national restaurant chain operating in more than 40 states NLRB v. Kentucky River Community Care
Kentucky River Community Care
Union organizing issue; Supervisor status of registered nurses under the National Labor Relations Act. Collective Bargaining Agreement Negotiations
OPW Engineered Systems
Represented OPW Engineering Systems in negotiating 5-year collective bargaining agreement with the Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers' International Union and its Local No. 45-B Fultz & Thatcher v. Burrows Paper Corporation
Burrows Paper Corporation
Suit for breach of contract Internal Investigation of Employee Whistleblower Claims
The Procter & Gamble Company
Employee whistleblower accused the Company of illegal and unethical practices related to advertising claims Publications September 9, 2010, A Dozen Tips to Prevent Employment Litigation April 22, 2010, "The Globalization of Labor and Employment Law" March 5, 2008, Supreme Court Adopts EEOC Standard for What Constitutes a 'Charge' March 3, 2008, Supreme Court Leaves "Me Too" Discrimination Evidence in the Discretion of District Courts June 11, 2007, Workplace Violence: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't October 27, 2006, Is Your "Supervisor" Really a Supervisor? Employers Resource Association (October 2006)
Employers Resource Association September 27, 2006, Investigation of Employee Complaints September 1, 2006, "Deciding the Kentucky River Cases: How Textualism Can Help The National Labor Relations Board Adopt An Interpretation of the Supervisor Exemption That Will Finally Withstand Supreme Court Scrutiny" University of Pennsylvania Journal of Labor & Employment, Fall 2006 September 15, 2005, Managing Employee Leave May 18, 2005, Resurgence of the Union Movement: An Increase in Union Organizing On The Horizon July 11, 2002, U.S. Supreme Court Enforces Employment Application's Mandatory Arbitration Provision June 28, 2002, Alternative Dispute Resolution -- The Basics May 1, 2002, "How to Effectively Mediate Disputes," CBA Report, Cincinnati Bar Association (May 2002) May 1, 1998, Sexual Harassment in Higher Education, Garland Publishing (1998) September 1, 1993, "An Alternative for Resolving Employment Litigation and Disputes" Northern Kentucky Law Review (Vol. 20, Issue 2, 1993) Presentations March 1, 2003, "Putting the Pieces Together: How to Effectively Mediate Disputes," Ohio Lawyer, Ohio Bar Association (March/April 2003) September 1, 2001, The HR Survival Guide to Labor & Employment Law, National Underwriter Company (2001) |