Jerry Paul Cline

Jerry Cline is Of Counsel in the firm's Cleveland office. He defends employers in both Ohio and federal courts in cases involving employment disputes under Title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Americans with Disabilities (ADA) and Office of Clients' Rights Advocacy (OCRA) discrimination, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Ohio workers’ compensation laws. In addition, Jerry has extensive experience defending employers at the administrative level, and has practiced before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC), the Industrial Commission of Ohio, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

Jerry is often called on by Human Resource departments when faced with a broad range of issues, including employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower actions, prevailing wage disputes, NLRB charges, unemployment issues, and workers’ compensation retaliation claims. His extensive experience and ability to understand unique and complex businesses allows him to create effective employment contracts and handbooks to protect the rights of business owners through northeast Ohio.