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Todd advises clients on labor and employment relations as well as related employment litigation. He represents management in federal and state courts in employment discrimination and wrongful discharge litigation. Todd has successfully handled proceedings for his clients before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission and other administrative agencies. Todd also provides counsel to publicly-traded and closely-held companies regarding compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, Equal Employment Opportunity laws, federal wage and hour laws, and other state and federal laws regulating the employment relationship. He also represents employers in labor contract negotiations, labor disputes and grievance arbitrations. Todd works closely with clients regarding employee discipline and discharge decisions and to develop employee handbooks and personnel policies, including drug testing, workplace harassment and disciplinary policies. Todd is an active member of the American, Ohio and Cleveland Bar Associations. He is on the board of directors for the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the advisory council for Hospice of the Western Reserve. Todd became an Ohio State Bar Association Board Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law on January 1, 2003. Todd joined Calfee in 1995 and became a partner in 2000. | 