Anthony J. Lazzaro
Mr. Lazzaro founded The Lazzaro Law Firm, LLC in December, 2006. Within 5 years, he recovered over 15 million dollars in overtime and minimum wage settlements for employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Standards Act, and other state wage and hour laws.
Mr. Lazzaro litigates overtime and minimum wage claims, including claims involving employee misclassification, regular rate miscalculation, off-the-clock work, preparatory and concluding work, donning and doffing work, on-duty meal periods, improper rounding practices, short rest periods, waiting time and travel time.
Between 2007 and 2011, Mr. Lazzaro filed approximately 30% of all of the the Fair Labor Standards Act cases that were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, over 50 of which were certified as either a collective, class or hybrid action. Many of these cases received local and national press coverage in publications including The Plain Dealer, Crain’s Cleveland Business, The Wall Street Journal, and Law360.
In addition to his practice, Mr. Lazzaro serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, teaching a course on the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Before founding his firm, 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 AssociationSeminars
"Back to the Future: Applying 20th Century Laws to the 21st Century Workplace," Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, April 21, 2011
"The Littler Mendelson Ohio Employer Conference," October 27, 2011Relevant 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.
Albright v. General Die Casters, No. 1:10-CV-480 (N.D. Ohio July 14, 2010) Opinion.
Ziemski v. P and G Hospitality Group, No. 1:10-CV-2920 (N.D. Ohio April 12, 2011) Opinion.
Steele v. SecureWatch, No. 3:11-CV-60 (E.D. Tennessee June 24, 2011) Opinion.