Meet My Employment Lawyer ("MEL")

My Employment Lawyer ("MEL") has Employment Law FAQs, an Employment Law Wiki, Employment Law Answers and Ask MEL, a free service that lets individual employees send questions to employment lawyers in their state. 

MEL's lawyers receive Ask MEL questions from individual employees in their state.  Employment lawyers earn Featured Employment Lawyer positions by  answering Ask MEL questions and writing Wiki and Employment Law articles.

MEL is a service of Fortney & Klingshirn, based in Akron, Ohio.  Board Certified Employment Law Specialist Neil Klingshirn wrote mel's FAQs, contributes to the Employment Law Wiki and moderates this site. If you are looking for an employment lawyer near Akron, Canton, Cambridge, Cleveland, Columbus, Lorain, Marietta, Youngstown and Wooster, Ohio, you can schedule a consultation with Fortney & Klingshirn.

Employment Law Wiki

Employment lawyers contribute and edit articles on individual employment law topics. Articles either apply to all of states in the United States or to an individual state. Articles for all of the states cover federal (U.S.) employment law and provide overviews of general state employment law topics. Articles for individual states address the specific employment laws of those states.

Questions & Answers

Mel's Attorneys have answered thousands of questions from individual employees. We organized them by topic and included them with Employment Law Wiki articles on the same topic.

Frequently Asked Questions

We wrote MEL's FAQs when Al Gore invented the internet. They have been a huge hit ever since and hold top search engine positions. MEL's FAQs provide the most general overview of employment law topics.

Ask MEL

If you still have a question after searching the Employment Law Wiki, FAQs and Questions & Answers, then Ask mel! We will send your question to lawyers in your state, free. For reasons no one fully understands, mel's employment lawyers have answered thousands of them. On average, one out of four people who Ask mel a question get an answer. We think it's because you ask good questions. Whatever the case, its there and its for free. The answer to your question becomes a part of this site.

Employment Lawyer Directory

MEL can only provide general legal information and cannot guarantee an answer to your Ask MEL question, so you may want to consult your own employment lawyer. The best employment lawyers are peer rated, have written employment law articles and, in states that certify specialists, have obtained specialty certification. MEL's Lawyer Directory lists each lawyer's Answers, Wiki articles and Blog posts.  MEL's lawyers can list their peer ratings, publications and certifications. Mel also gives Featured Employment Lawyer positions to the employment lawyers who write employment law articles and answer your questions.

Disclaimer

The information on MEL is not legal advice, but general information related to legal issues commonly encountered. The law in your state may be different from that discussed here. The facts in your case may be different too. You would be foolish to rely solely on information that you obtained from an internet site to make important legal decisions, including information from MEL. Information on MEL is public. Do not disclose personal identifying information except to the extent necessary to Ask MEL a question. The information that you provide is subject to MEL's Privacy Policy. Your access to and use of this website is subject to additional terms and conditions. © 2000-2009 Fortney & Klingshirn. All rights reserved.