Hayley is a member of the Labor and Employment Department where she works with clients of all sizes across multiple industries. Her practice focuses on the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts, the Ohio Civil Rights Act and non-compete agreements.
Prior to joining Dinsmore, she served as a judicial extern for Magistrate Judge Roderick C. Young in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia where she gained valuable experience researching and drafting opinions on civil rights violations and Habeas Corpus claims. She also served as a law clerk for the William & Mary Office of Human Resources (OHR) where she reviewed administrative guidance and wrote opinions to help re-categorize employees to comply with FLSA updates. She also assisted the OHR by performing surveys of state laws and revising their Employee Handbook.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Hayley Geiler
- Employers Can Reconsider Mask Policies After CDC Relaxes Most Mask Recommendations - (Posted On Tuesday, March 01, 2022)
- COVID-19: OSHA Updates Mask Guidance for Vaccinated Employees and In Schools - (Posted On Monday, August 16, 2021)
- EEOC Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations, Incentives and Confidentiality - (Posted On Friday, May 28, 2021)
- FFCRA Paid Leave Requirements Not Extended; Tax Credits and Employer Aid is Extended - (Posted On Tuesday, December 22, 2020)
- EEOC Gives Vital Guidance for Employers on COVID-19 Vaccinations - (Posted On Thursday, December 17, 2020)
- Ohio Passes Law Providing COVID-19 Liability Shield for Individuals, Businesses, and Health Care Providers - (Posted On Friday, September 18, 2020)
- COVID-19: Recommended Employer Response to CDC’s Revised Guidance on High-Risk Employees - (Posted On Monday, June 29, 2020)
- CDC Adds New Symptoms for COVID-19 Screening – Employers Must Adjust Accordingly - (Posted On Monday, April 27, 2020)
- COVID-19 Declared a Pandemic and New Travel Restrictions Announced: What Employers Need to Know Now - (Posted On Friday, March 13, 2020)
- 2019 Novel Coronavirus & Flu: What Employers Need to Know on Quarantines and Preventing the Spread of Disease in the Workplace - (Posted On Wednesday, February 19, 2020)
The National Law Review named Dinsmore & Shohl as a Go-To Thought Leader for the firm’s Ohio COVID-19 news and for articles providing Coronavirus guidance to human resource professionals. Dinsmore provided frequent updates addressing Ohio’s legislation seeking to expand telehealth access, Ohio’s law granting immunity to essential workers, and the Ohio Treasurer’s COVID-19 community response initiative designed to ease cash flow to local governments. Furthermore, Dinsmore’s authors received unprecedented readership addressing more general employer concerns such as OSHA guidance on mask-wearing, employer-mandated vaccines, and specific alerts developed for HR managers to help them keep pace with the numerous changes during these turbulent times. Dinsmore’s most prolific and well-read authors include Jared M. Bruce, Anna M. Dailey, Hayley Geiler, Thomas W. Hess, Jennifer Orr Mitchell, Jacqueline N. Rau and Faith C. Whittaker.