GREG ROGERS is a partner and co-chair of the Labor and Employment Department at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP. Mr. Rogers came to Taft in 1989 after graduating with distinction from Emory University School of Law, where he was an editor of the Emory Law Journal and earned membership in the Order of the Coif.

He represents private and public employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, and he has substantial experience in sophisticated labor, employment and benefits litigation issues. Human Resource Executive selected him in 2011 as one of the top 100 of the nation's most powerful employment attorneys. Chambers USA stated that: "Also an expert in class actions, Gregory Rogers is particularly recommended when the stakes are high." A Fortune 500 company for whom he is the relationship partner recognized Taft as a "Go-To Law Firm" for Labor Law and Litigation in Corporate Counsel magazine.  

Mr. Rogers has been lead counsel in six ERISA class action cases asserting liability of more than 250 million dollars. These matters have involved both pension plan issues and retiree health insurance issues. He has represented employers in many other ERISA disputes including allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, plan design issues, issues unique to cash balance plans, claims for benefits, MPPAA withdrawal liability issues, and other benefit issues unique to employers with unionized work forces. He also advises employers about their potential obligations to provide health insurance to their workforce under Title I of PPACA - the Health Care Reform Law.

He is experienced in traditional labor matters such as union elections, contract negotiations, lockouts and strikes, and he has tried more than 150 cases in labor arbitration.

Mr. Rogers has tried employment cases in federal and state courts before juries and judges and has significant experience in hundreds of discrimination, FLSA/wage and hour, harassment, and non-compete cases.

He also works with many construction companies and materials and service suppliers concerning union issues, reserved gate issues, prevailing wage matters and OSHA disputes.

Mr. Rogers is also experienced in administrative proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and the various other federal, state and local agencies in the field. He has represented companies in more than one dozen death cases alleging OSHA violations.

He is an Ohio State Bar Association Board Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law, a member of the Ohio Management Lawyers Association and a member of the American Employment Law Council, an organization of senior management side labor and employment lawyers. He also is a member of the American Bar Association's committees on Employee Rights and Responsibilities and Employee Benefits. 

Mr. Rogers is an editor of the chapter on the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1871 within the fourth edition of the BNA treatise on Employment Discrimination Law, and he is a contributor to the sixth edition of the seminal treatise How Arbitration Works. He is also an editor of the chapter on discovery in the upcoming fifth edition of Employment Discrimination Law. His interest in the ERISA and labor fields is longstanding. He wrote the Comment, Rethinking Yard-Man: A Return To Fundamental Contract Principles In Retiree Benefit Litigation, 37 Emory L.J. 1033 (1988). He continues to write. In 2010, he authored Cincinnati's Hyde Park: A Queen City Gem, published by The History Press.

He has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America since 2003, he has been named an Ohio Super Lawyer by Law & Politics magazine since 2004, and he has been recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business since 2007. In 2011, BTI recognized him as one of its "Client Service All-Stars."