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Phone: 216-928-2928
Fax: 216-916-2365
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Patricia F. Weisberg

Partner

Areas of Practice
Employment Law
Labor Law
Litigation Services

Education
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1985
University of Wisconsin, Madison, B.A., 1981

Licensed to Practice
Ohio
Federal district and appellate courts


Professional Experience

Patti focuses her practice on representing all types of employers on employment matters.  She devotes a substantial portion of her practice to issues arising on a daily basis from the employment relationship.  Her work frequently involves regular and ongoing consultations with a wide variety of employers concerning compliance with new and existing employment laws.  She also reviews and drafts employment, confidentiality and non-compete agreements.  She counsels employers and assists them in understanding and complying with their obligations under state and federal civil rights laws, FLSA, ADA, FMLA, affirmative action, unemployment, workers' compensation, non-compete agreements and other employment laws in an effort to minimize potential employment related litigation.  She regularly reviews and drafts personnel policies, employee handbooks and affirmative action plans.

Patti has counseled large, medium and small, private and public employers in a variety of industries including manufacturing, communications and health care on all aspects of the employment relationship -- from hiring to termination.  She has defended discrimination and other employment related claims in state and federal court.  She has also represented clients in agency proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the United States Department of Labor, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, and other similar state administrative agencies.  Patti has also represented numerous employees and employers in cases involving the enforcement and defense of confidentiality and non-competitive covenants.

Professional & Community Associations

  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Cleveland Bar Association
  • Society for Human Resource Management
  • Volunteer - Fairmount Temple Social Action Committee

Presentations

  • December 11, 2007: "Employment Laws Made Simple; Ensure compliance with employment law procedures and practices!", National Business Institute Seminar.

  • December 6, 2006: EEOC Seminar for the latest developments in EEO law and best practices speaking on Employee Rights / Employer Wrongs: Decision to Terminate, Termination, and Afterwords. 

  • October 18, 2006:  Cuyahoga Plus and Akron Chapters of the Professional Association of Health Care Office Managment (PAHCOM) speaking on Hot Topics in Employment Law.

Articles by Patricia Fromson Weisberg

Winter 2008 - FMLA: Expanded for Military Families.  Employment & Labor Law Client Briefing.
Winter 2008 - Ohio Supreme Court limits restriction on terminating employees on workers' compensation leave, Employment & Labor Law Client Briefing.
Fall 2007 - OHIO’S MINIMUM WAGE WILL INCREASE JANUARY 1, 2008.
Fall 2007 - New I-9 Form Used to Verify an Employee's Athorization to Work in the United States is Finally Released.
This article is in pdf format
April 2007Advice to long-term care facilities on how to control and manage workers’ compensation costs in the article entitled, “Hitting the Brakes on workers’ Comp Costs,” published in the April/May issue of Contemporary Long-Term Care magazine.
May 2007 - Client Alert on Employment Law:  New Challenge to Required use of Paid Leave During FMLA
December 2006 - "Sobering Advice" Inside Business
This article is in pdf format
November 2006 - Client Briefing on Employment Law:  NLRB Clarifies Definition of Supervisor Under the National Labor Relations Act.
This article is in pdf format

August 2006 - Recent articles on Employment Law:

    • What employers need to understand about obilgations under the FMLA
    • Company picnics - alcohol or no alcohol
    • Federal contractors - OFCCP rule defines "Internet Job Applicant"
    • Recent New Jersey court decision emphasizes need for employers to enforce internet and e-mail policies
This article is in pdf format
August 2005 - New Ohio Supreme Court Case Creates Unlimited Workers' Compensation Leave
This article is in pdf format
March 2006 - Client Briefing on Employment Law:  Ohio's New Concealed Weapons Law
This article is in pdf format
June 2003 - Client Briefing on Employment Law:  How to Comply with Privacy Rule of HIPAA
This article is in pdf format

Fall 2001 - Perspective on Employment Law:

    • Important developments in worker's compensations
    • The brave, if tricky, new world of employee management committees
    • Keep on keeping track of employees' FMLA leave
    • Temporary employees: the truth behind the myth
This article is in pdf format
August 2000 - Client Briefing on Employment Law: Keep Good Track of Your Employee's FMLA Leave
This article is in pdf format

Summer 1999 - Perspective On Employment Law:

    • Are you sure you're prepared to handle sexual harassment claims?
    • New ruling makes supervisors personally liable for discrimination
    • Corporate e-mail — Who's in Control?
    • Is "Lunch" in Ohio more than a "Minor" issue?
This article is in pdf format

Summer 1998 - Perspective On Employment Law: Focus on Sexual Harassment

    • Workplace romances — what should an employer do?
    • Corporate officers personally liable for other's sexual harassment

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