WILLIAM V. BEACH, MEMBER

Contact Information
Office: Toledo and Findlay, Ohio
Phone: 419-249-7900
Fax: 419-249-7911
Email: bbeach@rcolaw.com

Practice Areas
Employment Law
Business Law
Litigation

        William V. Beach is a partner with Robison, Curphey & O'Connell and practices in the areas of employment law, business law, and related litigation. 

        Bill earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1988 and his undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1984. He joined RCO in 1988.

PRACTICE DETAILS

        Employment Law. Bill counsels clients regarding the many issues affecting the employer/employee relationship. These issues range from practical day-to-day inquiries to proactive planning, litigation prevention and resolving compliance issues associated with judicial, legislative and administrative mandates. His proactive planning services cover matters such as hiring documentation and practices, discharge documentation and practices, employee handbooks, contracts, covenants not to compete and management training regarding matters such as sexual harassment, discrimination and investigative techniques.

        Business Law. Bill defends employer interests before various administrative agencies including the Department of Labor (DOL), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the State Employment Relations Board (SERB), the Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC), the Ohio Department of Commerce, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) and the Ohio Industrial Commission (OIC).

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS

  • Findlay/Hancock Chamber of Commerce
  • Employers’ Association
  • Findlay Area Human Resources Association
  • Toledo Area Human Resources Association
  • Society for Human Resource Management
  • Hancock County Safety Council
  • Safety Council of Northwest Ohio

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Toledo, and Findlay/Hancock County Bar Associations
  • Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
  • Defense Research Institute

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • Ohio, 1988
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 1989
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1995

EDUCATION

  • J.D., University of Toledo College of Law, 1988
  • B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1984

PRESENTATIONS

  • "Employment Law Legislative Update" (Findlay Area Human Resource Association)
  • "Workplace Harassment" (Employers’ Association Toledo Ohio)
  • "Legal Risk Assessment" (Northwest Ohio Agriculture Conference)
  • "Hiring and How to Do It Right" (Findlay Area Human Resource Association)
  • "Health Care Reform and its Impact on Business" (Findlay Area Human Resource Managers)
  • "Health Care Reform and its Impact on Business" (Toledo Area Human Resource Managers and Business Owners)
  • "Job Descriptions a Legal Perspective" Northwest Ohio Human Resources Employment Law Conference

Email: bbeach@rcolaw.com

Labor & Employment | Trial and Appellate Litigation | Agribusiness

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