Overview
A partner in the firm's Columbus office, Kevin Hess advises businesses on workplace health and safety matters, including navigating OSHA regulatory issues. Kevin has represented employers across the country responding to OSHA investigations and citations. He has extensive experience contesting and litigating OSHA citations.
Kevin represents an array of businesses nationwide including companies in the manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, construction, retail, and services industries.
He has extensive administrative experience advocating before the Ohio Industrial Commission and Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on a variety of matters such as general claims, medical reimbursement, self-insurance, rate assessments and coverage. He has also counseled clients on workers’ compensation matters in other states.
Kevin has presented at training seminars for legal and human resource representatives on issues involving workplace health and safety. Additionally, he has been a featured speaker at the Columbus Claims Association.
He has written and co-authored articles for Business First and workers’ compensation newsletters on issues of employee discharge and retaliation.
Kevin has been listed in Ohio Super Lawyers since 2016.