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StephenRichey

Senior Counselmoc.eniHnospmohT@yehciR.nehpetS
Cincinnati

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StephenRichey

Senior Counsel
  • Two decades of experience as a mediator.
  • Court ordered Mediator for the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio.
  • Court ordered Mediator for the Hamilton County, Ohio, Court of Common Pleas.
  • Mediated litigation cases as a client representative before state and federal courts, the EEOC and the NLRB.
  • Local Rules Committee, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio.
  • Chair, ADR Committee, Cincinnati Bar Association
  • Program on Mediation, Harvard Law School, 2017

Reported Cases

  • Gibbs v. Voith Industrial Services, Inc., 60 F. Supp. 3d 780  (E.D. Mi. 2014) (Partial summary judgment, followed by defense verdict at trial).
  • Muffley v. Voith Industrial Services, Inc., 906 F. Supp. 2d 667 (W.D. Ky, 2012) (Obtained dismissal of Section 10(j) action); affirmed No. 12-6628 (6th Cir., 2014).
  • Schrack v. R+L Carriers, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84171 (S.D. Ohio 2012) (Defense verdict at jury trial on claims of FMLA and disability discrimination).
  • Hearron v. Voith Industrial Services, Inc., 2010 US. Dist. LEXIS 125655 (D. Kan., 2011) (Summary Judgment in race, sex and gender discrimination case), affirmed 483 Fed. Appx. 453; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 10486.
  • Bender v. Newell Window Furnishings, 725 F.Supp. 2nd 642 (W.D. Mich., 2010) (ERISA Class Action).
  • Meade v. Honda of America Mfg., Inc., et al., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17145 (S.D. Ohio) (Feb. 2009) (sexual harassment and COBRA).
  • Lantech.Com v. Yarbrough, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82970 (W.D. Ky., Oct. 2006) (non-compete/trade secrets), affirmed 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 22163 (6th Cir.).
  • Craig v. Continental P.E.T. Technologies, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70287 (E.D. Ky., Sept. 2006) (age, gender and disability discrimination).
  • Seiter v. DHL Worldwide Express, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59546 (E.D. Ky., Aug. 2006) (pregnancy discrimination).
  • Noe v. PolyOne, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 92098 (W.D. Ky) (union contract retiree benefits).
  • Ramsey v. Formica Corporation, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9558, 33 Emp. Ben. Cases (BNA) 1095 (S.D. Ohio 2004), affirmed 398 F.3d 421 (ERISA); cert. denied, 546 U.S. 815 (2005).
  • D.E.I., Inc. v. Ohio & Vicinity Reg’l Council of Carpenters, 2004 U.S. Dis. LEXIS 886 (N.D. Ohio 2004) (union contract).
  • Cervantes v. Sugar Creek Packing Co., 210 F.R.D. 611 (S.D. Ohio 2000).
  • Shepherd v. Babcock & Wilcox of Ohio, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6349 (S.D. Ohio 1998) (age discrimination/ERISA).
  • “Kentucky Bans Mandatory Employee Arbitration Agreements,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, December 2018
  • “Massachusetts Court Finds Medical Marijuana Use May Constitute Reasonable Accommodation,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, July 2017
  • “Federal Judge Enjoins New FLSA Overtime Regulations.” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, November 2016
  • “Supreme Court to Hear Transgender Bathroom Case,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, November 2016
  • “Reminder: FLSA Overtime Rule Effective December 1,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, October 2016
  • “Final Overtime Rule Increases Minimum Exempt Salary to $47,476 Effective Dec. 1, 2016,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Summer 2016
  • “Federal Judge Enjoins DOL Persuader Regulations,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, June 2016
  • “Medical Marijuana Legal in Ohio: What Do Employers Do Now?”, Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, June 2016
  • “Final Overtime Rule Increases Exempt Salary to $47,476 Effective Dec. 1, 2016,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, May 2016
  • “DOL Reduces Overtime Threshold to $47,000,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, May 2016
  • “The Impact of Obergefell on Workers’ Compensation,” Thompson Hine The Law@Work, Summer 2015
  • “DOL: Most Workers Are Employees Under FLSA,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, July 2015
  • “New York To Implement Accelerated Adjudication Option,” Thompson Hine Business Litigation Update, May 2014
  • Quoted, “NSFW: You can’t afford to ignore it,” Cincinnati Business Courier, April 18, 2014
  • “SOX Protection Expanded to Contractor’s Employees Who “Blow the Whistle” on Contractor’s Publicly Held Clients,” Labor & Employment @lert, March 2014
  • “NLRB Resurrects ‘Ambush’ Union Election Rules,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, February 2014
  • “DOL FMLA Changes: For Employers, A Mixed Bag,” Employment Law 360, February 2008
  • “Employers, Owners Bear Burden of Enforcing Smoking Ban,” Cincinnati Business Courier, December 2006
  • “Tailor Non-Competes to a T,” HR Magazine, Vol. 51, No. 9, September 2006
  • “Survey: How Recent Kentucky Courts are Applying the Retaliation Claim in Employment Cases (with Faith C. Isenhath),” Northern Kentucky Law Review, Vol. 33, No. 3, 2006
  • “Employers’ Responsibilities and Duties to Today’s Citizen Soldier,” Cincinnati Bar Association Report
  • “Employers’ Responsibilities and Duties to Today’s Citizen Soldier,” Employee Relations Law Journal, Vol. 29, No. 4, Spring 2004
  • “Episcopal Retirement Homes, Inc. v. Ohio Dept. Of Industrial Relations; Judicial Rehearing in the Ohio Supreme Court,” Northern Kentucky Law Review, 1992
  • “Criminal Background Checks and Other Legal Considerations in Hiring,” Webinar, March 2013
  • “Online Social Networking: Risks, Benefits and Practical Considerations,” Lorman Educational Services, March 2011
  • “Discrimination and Harassment,” Formica Executive Committee, March 2011
  • “Online Social Networking,” Butler/Warren Human Resources Association, March 2010
  • “Online Social Networking,” Greater Cincinnati Human Resources Association, November 2009
  • Online Social Networking,” webinar, September 2009
  • “Employment Law Update,” Pro Mach HR Conference, October 2008
  • “Wage & Hour Issues,” Human Resources Assn. of S.W. Ohio, October 2008
  • “Wage & Hour Update,” Greater Cincinnati Human Resources Association, September 2008
  • “Seven Deadly Wage/Hour Mistakes,” Thompson Hine L&E Annual Seminar, May 2008
  • “Wage & Hour Update,” Cincinnati Bar Association Corporate Counsel Committee, May 8, 2008
  • “What to Do When a Key Employee Departs,” Thompson Hine L&E Annual Seminar, May 2008
  • “Identifying Wage/Hour Issues,” Pro Mach HR Conference, October 2007
  • “Are You the Next Wage/Hour Class Action?”, Thompson Hine L&E Annual Seminar, May 2007
  • “Avoiding Wage/Hour Class Actions,” Cincinnati Time Recorders Annual Seminar, May 2007
  • “Evaluating Candidates with Non-Compete Agreements, Greater Cincinnati Human Resources Association,” November 2006
  • “Are Medical Absences Making You Sick? Exploring the Interplay Between FMLA, ADA, PDA and Workers’ Comp.,” ProMach HR Conference, September 2006
  • “Are Medical Absences Making You Sick? Exploring the Interplay Between FMLA, ADA, PDA and Workers’ Comp.,” Thompson Hine L&E Annual Seminar, May 2006
  • “Union Avoidance,” Greater Cincinnati Human Resources Association HR Academy, March 2006
  • “Workplace Violence,” May 2005
  • “Exempt or Non-exempt,” May 2005
  • “Changes to ‘White-Collar’ Regulations,” September 2004
  • “Workplace Violence,” September 2004
  • “Non-Compete Agreements and Injunctive Relief,” April 2004
  • “ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation,” February 2004
  • “Avoiding Liability in Hiring and Firing,” September 2003
  • “Proposed Changes to FLSA,” June 2003
  • “Best Practice in FMLA Administration,” January 2003
  • “Managing Employee Relationships in Ohio,” September 2002
  • “New Millennium Employment Strategies,” May 2002
  • Ohio Public Employment Law Conference, April 2002
  • “Disability Discrimination,” March 2002
  • “FMLA – The Good, Bad and Ugly,” May 2002
  • “Wage and Hour Law Update,” February 2001
  • “Treating Employees with Dignity and Respect,” February 2001
  • “Family and Medical Leave Act in Ohio,” April 2001
  • “How to Avoid Liability When Hiring and Firing,” March 2000
  • ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation Seminar, June 2000
  • “Buying and Selling a Business in Ohio,” July 2000
  • Selected as an Acritas Star, a “client-nominated, stand-out lawyer”
  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers America© in the fields of Employment Law-Management, Labor Law-Management, and Litigation-Labor and Employment, 2013-2021
  • Selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers®, 2007-2009, 2012-2018
  • AV® Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Professional Associations

  • Cincinnati Bar Association, President, May 2022
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Cincinnati Bar Association, ADR and Employment Law Groups, Board of Trustees
  • American Arbitration Association (AAA), mediator
  • National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM), mediator
  • Ohio Mediation Association (OMA), mediator
  • Greater Cincinnati Human Resources Association
  • Federal Bar Association, Executive Committee (former)

Professional Activities

  • Potter Stewart Inns of Court, Executive Director
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, mediator
  • Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, mediator
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Local Rules Committee (former)

Community Activities

  • 4C for Children, Board of Directors
  • BRIDGES for a Just Community, Board of Directors
  • Children’s Meeting House Montessori School, adviser to Board of Trustees
  • Leadership Cincinnati USA Program, graduate

Education

  • Salmon P. Chase College of Law, J.D., 1993,
    summa cum laude
  • Xavier University, 1979,
    summa cum laude
  • Xavier University, 1969,
    cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio
  • Kentucky

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Languages

  • Latin