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Megan S.Glowacki

PartnerPartner in Charge, Cincinnati
Cincinnati

O 513.352.6503

Megan S.Glowacki

Partner
Partner in Charge, Cincinnati
Cincinnati

O 513.352.6503

Megan is a partner in the Labor & Employment practice group. She focuses on counseling management clients on all areas of labor and employment law. Her practical and timely advice addresses a comprehensive range of business issues and is designed to help employers mitigate risk and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In addition, she represents employers’ interests in litigation involving employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, and wage and hour disputes. A substantial portion of Megan’s practice also involves representing employers across the country in collective bargaining negotiations, contract and discharge arbitrations, and investigations and actions involving unfair labor practice charges.  She also provides counseling on the interpretation of labor agreements.

While attending law school, Megan served as a legal intern for the National Labor Relations Board.

Benchmark 40 & Under Litigator
Super Lawyers Rising Star 2020

Focus Areas

  • Counseling employers on all aspects of employment law, including hiring issues, workplace investigations, defeating unionization attempts, wage and hour compliance, trade secrets and competition, and termination and disciplinary issues.
  • Designing and assisting in the implementation of handbooks and workplace policies, including those covering leaves of absence, drug and alcohol testing, medical exams, hiring protocol, social media, severance and reduction-in-force plans.
  • Drafting a variety of workplace agreements, including employment agreements, restrictive covenants, retention agreements, and separation and release agreements.
  • Defending employers in a broad range of discrimination and wrongful discharge litigation in federal and state courts.
  • Defending employers against charges of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other state organizations such as the Ohio Civil Rights Commission.
  • Handling grievances and arbitrations for unionized employers and defending against unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board.
  • Serving as management’s chief spokesperson during union negotiations for initial and subsequent collective bargaining agreements.
  • “ESG Roundtable – Mandatory ESG: Embracing Change for Sustainable Futures,” Thompson Hine Webinar, November 2024
  • Ohio State Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Award
  • 2018 Ohio State Bar Foundation District 1 Community Service Award for Attorney’s 40 and Under
  • Selected to Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under List, 2021, 2022, 2024
  • Selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2019-2020
  • Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio, Law Firm Attorney of the Year, 2022

Professional Associations

  • Cincinnati Bar Association

Community Activities

  • Ursuline Academy, Board of Trustees
  • American Red Cross Greater Cincinnati Tri-State Chapter, current Board Member
  • Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor Foundation, past Trustee
  • Thompson Hine Cincinnati Office Pro Bono Committee Chair
  • Pro Bono Partnership of Greater Cincinnati, former Advisory Council
  • Cincinnati Bar Foundation, past Trustee
  • Hyde Park Center for Older Adults, former Board Member

Education

  • University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 2010,

    University of Cincinnati Law Review, notes and comments editor, 2009 to 2010

  • University of Dayton, B.S., 2007,
    summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia