Anthony J. Lazzaro
Anthony J. Lazzaro founded The Lazzaro Law Firm, LLC in 2006. He has since collected millions of dollars in wages and other penalties for his clients in various 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, off-the-clock work, unpaid preparatory and concluding activities, unpaid donning and doffing activities, unpaid on-duty meal periods, improper rounding practices, unpaid waiting time, and unpaid travel time.
Mr. Lazzaro also serves 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 State Bar
United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
United States District Court, Southern District of OhioProfessional Associations
Cleveland Employment Inns of Court
Ohio Employment Lawyers Association
Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar AssociationRelevant 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.