Seminars, Conferences and Training

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

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Employment Law Roundup: Developments in 2024 and The Road Ahead

OJFSDA Annual Training Conference
Thursday, May 8, 2025 | 3:25–4:40pm

Presenter: Scott H. DeHart
Location: Hyatt Regency Columbus
Registration

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2025 Employment & Labor Update – What is the Same, Keeps Changing

MFOA Finance Officers Spring Conference
Thursday, May 22, 2025 | 9am

Presenter: Jonathan Downes
Location: Marriott Columbus Northwest
5605 Blazer Parkway, Dublin OH, 43017
Registration

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Labor and Employment Law Emerging and Current Issues

2025 Ohio GFOA Conference
Thursday, September 18, 2025 | 1:40pm

Presenter: Jonathan Downes
Location: Hilton Columbus at Easton
3900 Chagrin Dr., Columbus, OH 43219
Registration

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Legal Standards & Real-Life Applications

OACP: Use of Force
Thursday, November 13, 2025 | 8:30am-3:30pm

Presenter: Jonathan Downes
Location: Genoa Township Police Department (Galena, Ohio)
Registration

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ADA and FMLA Key Points and Updates

OACP ADA/FMLA
Thursday, November 20, 2025 | 9am-4pm

Presenters: Mason P. Mackovjak and Jonathan J. Downes

This workshop is designed for Chiefs, County Sheriffs, upper command, administrative personnel, including human resources personnel, and law directors. It will provide the key points of the law: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and Title VII utilizing real-life law enforcement examples. Focus will be on the practical application in a department and the impact on the organization, including light duty, and collective bargaining agreements.

This workshop can be attended In-Person or via Live Stream
CLE Credits Applied For

Location: Genoa Township (Delaware) Police Department or Livestream
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Zashin & Rich has a responsibility to our clients as well as other individuals interested in knowing more about workplace law. Each year, many of our attorneys speak and present at seminars and conferences in an effort to broaden an understanding of various aspects of workplace law that affects corporations, public sector entities, and private organizations.

These presentations can be tailored to each group and are often accompanied by supporting materials. These materials allow the learning process to continue long after the presentation. The firm's presentations are developed with two goals:

1. Present information creating new avenues of thinking and new approaches to problem solving; and
2. Discuss issues which may have caused confusion or created doubt about laws, ordinances, or specific court decisions.

Special relationships with practitioners in a wide range of professional services, including financial consulting, health care, accounting, and business development, allow the firm's attorneys to tailor its presentations.

The following is a partial list of seminar topics the firm has presented to corporations, professional organizations, and community groups:

• The Leave of Absence Puzzle: Fitting the Pieces Together
• Alternate Dispute Resolution: Taking a Fresh Look and Litigating Employment Based Claims
• Recent Developments in Ohio and Federal Employment Law
• Recent Developments under the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Sexual Harassment Education and Training
• How to Conduct an Internal Investigation
• Making the Most of Employer Rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act
• Surprise! Responding Effectively to Visits from Federal and State Agencies

If you are interested in a seminar presentation or training seminar, please contact Stephen S. Zashin at 216-696-4441.