Professional Experience

Bill Hanna is a partner at Walter & Haverfield and concentrates his practice within the Firm's Labor and Employment, Litigation and Education Law groups. Before joining Walter & Haverfield, Bill was an Assistant Director of Law in the Law Department of the City of Cleveland Heights, where he represented and advised the City with respect to civil matters including employment matters, labor grievances, and tort litigation.

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Bill Hanna is a partner at Walter & Haverfield and concentrates his practice within the Firm's In the employment area, Bill represents both private and public employers. Bill's employment law bor and Employment, Litigation and Education Law groups.

 

In the employment area, Bill represents both private and public employers. Bill's employment law experience includes:

  • The defense of employment discrimination claims filed with the EEOC and state and local employment/civil rights agencies and the litigation of such claims.

  • Successfully defending employers against charges of discrimination on the basis of race/color, age, sex/sexual harassment and disability in violation of Title VII, the FMLA, the ADA, the ADEA and Ohio Rev. Code Chapter 4112.

  • Successfully defending employers against charges of wrongful discharge.

  • The defense of public employers in Section 1983 and civil rights litigation.

  • Day to day employment law advice and counseling to both public and private employers.

  • The representation of school guidance counselors in ancillary proceedings and issues, including statutory testimonial privilege issues.

  • Assisting employers in the design, implementation, administration and enforcement of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and/or arbitration programs covering claims by employees arising out of the employment relationship.

Presentations

  • "Public Labor and Employment Law Update," co-presenter at the Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association's 2011 Civil Law Institute, Columbus, Ohio, March 4, 2011
  • "2010 Walter & Haverfield LLP Labor and Employment Law Seminar," "Who's on the Firing Line? Tips on Avoiding Wrongful/Retaliatory Discharge Claims," Outline, Presentation, "Someone's Knocking at the Door, Somebody's Ringing the Bell: How to Respond to an Employee's Filing of a Charge with the EEOC or OCRC," Outline, Presentation, "Employment Arbitration/ADR," Presentation, Holiday Inn in Independence, September 30, 2010
  • "Public Labor and Employment Update," Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association Civil Law Institute, Dublin, Ohio, July 30, 2010
  • "Employment Retaliation for Municipalities," Ohio Municipal League / Mayors Association of Ohio Conference, June 24, 2010
  • "When Revenge Is Not So Sweet: Developments in the Law of Employment Retaliation," Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association, May 21, 2010
  • "Employment Law Update: What You Need to Know for 2010," Holiday Inn Cleveland West, April 16, 2010
  • "Public Labor and Employment Law: What's New and What's Coming," Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association, Cleveland, Ohio, May 1, 2009
  • "Public Labor and Employment Law: What's New and What's Coming," Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association, Columbus, Ohio, March 13, 2009

  • Employment & Labor Seminar on "Managing Employee Leaves of Absence," Marriott Cleveland East, September 23, 2008

  • "Responding to Frequently Asked Questions in Employment Law", Marriott, Cleveland East, June 17, 2008
  • “USERRA and Military Leave,” Ohio Municipal League, October 6, 2005

  • “USERRA and Military Leave,” Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association Seminar, May 13, 2005

Professional & Community Associations

  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Cleveland Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
  • Cuyahoga County Law Directors Association

Education

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1997
Miami University, Ohio, B.A., 1988

Licensed to Practice

  • Ohio
  • Federal district and appellate courts

Articles by William R. Hanna

October 2010 - TLNT, "The FMLA Challenge: Reinterpreting the Law for a Diverse World"

July 2010 - TLNT, "ENDA is Coming - and Employers Need to Start Thinking About it Now"

January 2010 - "Gender-Specific Vulgarities Sufficient To Establish A Claim For Sexual Harassment Even If The Comments Are Not Directed At Plaintiff"

September/October 2008 – "Update: New Legal Developments Affect Employers with Employees In The Military." This article was reproduced with permission of Cities & Villages--The Journal of the Ohio Municipal League (Vol. 56, No. 5; September/October 2008)

August 2006 –

Client Briefing on Employment Law:

-Supreme Court announces expansive new standard for evaluating Title VII retaliation claims


-EEOC issues new EEO-I report for use in 2007; Employers should use "old" form for 2006


January 2006 – Client Alert on Employment Law: Department of Labor Issues Regulations Addressing USERRA Rights and Responsibilities

May/June 2005 – USERRA and Military Leave (Reproduced with the permission of Cities and Villages, The Journal of the Ohio Municipal League" Publication)

November 2001 – Client Briefing on Employment Law: Uniformed Services and Re-Employment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA)

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