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Katie Giumenti is a member of the Bricker & Eckler LLP employment and labor group. She practices labor and employment law with an emphasis on defending employers in litigation and administrative charges involving such issues as discrimination, harassment, retaliation, employment at-will, non-compete agreements, employee benefits, employment contracts, defamation, wrongful discharge, and unfair labor practices. Katie counsels employers on compliance with federal and state labor and employment laws, including the ADA, ADEA, FMLA and FLSA, and on workplace practices and procedures, including harassment, terminations, drug and alcohol testing, and employee handbooks and policies.
Representative Experience
Practices in federal and state trial courts and courts of appeals and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, and the State Personnel Board of Review defending employers against claims involving discrimination, wrongful discharge, and other areas described above
Obtained judgment for food services industry employer in breach of covenant not to compete litigation
Favorably resolved extensive gender and age discrimination investigation by the EEOC on behalf of multi-million dollar manufacturing employer
Obtained judgments for employers by drafting successful motions for summary judgment in numerous litigation actions involving claims of race, gender, disability, and/or age discrimination
Drafted successful motions to exclude certain evidentiary materials in disability discrimination lawsuit against national hotel chain
Successfully defended employers to obtain dismissal of EEOC/OCRC charges of race, gender, disability, and/or age discrimination
Counsels employers on the application of changes in Ohio's garnishment laws
Served as legal counsel to the Ohio Alliance for Civil Justice (1997-1999), a non-profit corporation consisting of more than 200 businesses, medical providers, local political subdivisions, and charitable organizations and their related trade organizations, which was formed to advocate and defend tort reform in Ohio
Community and Professional Activities
Member, Ohio State, and Columbus Bar Associations/Speaker at CBA Seminar (on topic of Fair Credit Reporting Act)
Fellow, Columbus Bar Foundation
Member, Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys/Speaker at OACTA Seminars (on topic of tort reform)
Member, The Defense Research Institute
Speaker at local defense organizations in Cleveland and Columbus (on topic of tort reform)
President, Spring Creek Civic Association (1996-1997)
Publications
Co-authored, "Courts: Sex stereotyping equals sex discrimination" published in Business First (August 26, 2005)
Authored, "Workplace Conduct Probes May Fall Under FTC Rule," published in Business First (May 4, 2001)
Co-authored, "Tort Reform in Ohio: The impact on the civil justice system one year after House Bill 350" published in the Ohio State Bar Association's Ohio Lawyer (Vol. 12, No. 1, January/February 1998)
Education
The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, 1986; J.D., with honors, 1989); Member, Ohio State Law Journal, 1988-1989.
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