Anthony J. Lazzaro
Anthony J. Lazzaro founded The Lazzaro Law Firm, LLC in 2006. He has collected millions of dollars for his clients in collective, class, hybrid and individual wage and hour actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Standards Act.
Mr. Lazzaro handles claims that include unpaid overtime compensation, unpaid minimum wages, off-the-clock work, unpaid preparatory and concluding work, unpaid donning and doffing work, unpaid on-duty meal periods, improper rounding practices, unpaid short rest periods, unpaid waiting time and unpaid travel time.
During the fall of 2008, Mr. Lazzaro served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, teaching a course on the Fair Labor Standards Act and Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Standards Act.
Previously, Mr. Lazzaro worked as an attorney in the labor and employment group at Frantz Ward LLP, where he represented employers in labor and employment matters. There, he frequently counseled employers regarding wage and hour compliance. Mr. Lazzaro continues to develop effective strategies for employers to comply with wage and hour laws.
Mr. Lazzaro earned an undergraduate degree in economics from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated cum laude with his law degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, where he was an Executive Editor of the Cleveland State Law Review and a Teaching Assistant in Civil Procedure.
Admissions
Ohio Supreme Court
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitProfessional Associations
Cleveland Employment Inns of Court
Ohio Employment Lawyers Association
Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
National Wage and Hour Clearinghouse
Federal Bar AssociationRelevant Court Opinions
Douglas v. GE Energy, No. 1:07-CV-77 (N.D. Ohio April 30, 2007) Opinion.
Williams v. Le Chaperon Rouge, No. 1:07-CV-829 (N.D. Ohio Aug. 14, 2007) Opinion.
Brown v. Century Lines, No. 1:08-CV-1113 (N.D. Ohio Sept. 23, 2008) Opinion.
Jackson v. Papa John's, No. 1:08-CV-2791 (N.D. Ohio Feb. 13, 2009) Opinion.
Jackson v. Maui Sands Resort, No. 1:08-CV-2972 (N.D. Ohio Sept. 8, 2009) Opinion.
McNelley v. Aldi, No. 1:09-CV-1868 (N.D. Ohio Nov. 17, 2009) Opinion.