Meghan Hill’s clients benefit from her holistic approach and ability to incorporate their goals and objectives when working to prevent and solve employment law problems. Meghan’s big-picture view allows her to understand all ramifications employers face when dealing with issues, as well as identify broader issues outside of employment. Meghan works with numerous diversified industrial companies and has a growing healthcare client base.
Meghan regularly represents companies in complex litigation and wage and hour collective and Rule 23 class actions in federal courts, including multidistrict litigation (MDL). She has extensive experience working with international companies on litigation and has handled covenant not to compete cases for clients in numerous industries and regularly defends employers against intentional tort, whistleblower, discrimination and wrongful termination claims. In addition to her litigation work, Meghan advises employers on compliance with state and federal employment and labor laws and emphasizes the importance of training as a way for companies to maintain compliance with ever-changing employment regulations. This aspect of her practice includes coaching on compliance with wage and hour regulations and payroll auditing, specifically in the healthcare and manufacturing industries. Her familiarity with hospital payroll systems allows her to provide comprehensive compliance counseling to clients in the healthcare sector. Meghan also investigates complaints of workplace discrimination, harassment and illegality, including whistleblower claims under various federal laws.
Meghan works with the firm’s corporate practitioners to guide clients with labor and employment matters arising in mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and other business transactions and counsels on appropriate employment structures to help clients avoid future liabilities. She also drafts employment and expatriate contracts and restrictive covenants for executives in a variety of industries.
In addition to her traditional employment practice, Meghan has significant experience with matters involving workplace safety, including OSHA, investigations, audits and wrongful death defense.
Meghan has been recognized numerous times in Ohio Super Lawyers – Rising Stars and has an active role in the Squire Patton Boggs Women’s Enterprise group, as well as women’s mentoring initiatives throughout Central Ohio. She is the co-author of Wages and Hours – An Employer’s Guide, published by the American Chamber of Commerce since 2011.
Prior to joining Squire Patton Boggs, Meghan served as a law clerk for the Honorable James A. Wynn Jr. of the North Carolina Court of Appeals (now, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals) and a legal intern for Senator Michael DeWine.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Meghan E. Hill
- Time OT! DOL Proposes Significant Updates to Overtime Rules…Again (US) - (Posted On Thursday, August 31, 2023)
- Federal Contractors: Register and Certify Your Affirmative Action Programs by June 30, 2022 (US) - (Posted On Wednesday, April 27, 2022)
- New York Orders All Non-Essential Businesses to Reduce In-Person Workforce (US) - (Posted On Thursday, March 19, 2020)
- New York Governor Enacts Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill to Address Coronavirus (US) - (Posted On Thursday, March 19, 2020)
- EEOC Opens Online Filing System: Are You Ready for the September 30, 2019 Pay Data Reporting Deadline? - (Posted On Tuesday, July 16, 2019)
- Deadline Extended for Compliance with New York Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Requirement - (Posted On Wednesday, October 03, 2018)
- New York Mandates Sexual-Harassment Prevention Requirements for Private Employers (US) - (Posted On Thursday, April 19, 2018)
- Does the US Winter Weather Impact Employee Wages? - (Posted On Thursday, January 18, 2018)
- New York Proposes Expanded Call In and Scheduling Regulations (US) - (Posted On Thursday, December 21, 2017)
- Paid Family Leave On the Rise – California and New York State Both Set to Expand Benefits Starting January 1, 2018 - (Posted On Friday, November 10, 2017)