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Gregory Parker Rogers
- E rogers@taftlaw.com
- T (513) 357-9349
- F (513) 381-0205
- C (513) 604-6011
Summary
Greg represents private and public employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, and he has more than 30 years of experience in sophisticated labor, employment and benefits litigation issues, including class action matters.
He has been lead counsel in a number of ERISA class action cases asserting liability of hundreds of millions of 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.
Greg is experienced in traditional labor matters, such as union elections, contract negotiations, lockouts and strikes, and unfair labor practice claims before the NLRB, and he has tried more than 300 cases in labor arbitration. He has negotiated many collective bargaining agreements both for single employers and for multiple employer groups.
He 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.
Greg 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 editor of the chapter on discovery within the BNA treatise on Employment Discrimination Law, and he is a contributor to the seminal treatise How Arbitration Works. Greg also edited the chapter on Occupational Safety & Health in the book Business and Commercial Litigation – in Federal Courts, Fourth Edition, published in 2016 by Thomson Reuters. He also has authored Cincinnati’s Hyde Park: A Queen City Gem, and Fountain Square and the Genius of Water.
Greg 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 is a member of Leadership Cincinnati Class 38. He has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America since 2003 and in Ohio Super Lawyers since 2004, and he has been recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business since 2007.
Awards
Honoree, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Labor & Employment (2007 – present)
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Honoree, Best Lawyers in America, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
(2003 – present)
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Honoree, Ohio Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor
(2004 – present)
Leading Lawyers Honoree, Cincy Magazine, Labor & Employment Law
(2011 – present)
Graduate, Leadership Cincinnati (Class 38)
Top 50 Cincinnati Super Lawyers Honoree (2022)
All Service Areas
All Practices
- Class Action, Derivative, and Multi-Party Litigation
- ERISA Litigation
- Internal Investigations
- Labor and Employment Litigation
- Employment Law
- Class Action Employment Claims
- FMLA, Attendance and Leaves of Absence
- Noncompete Agreements
- Wage and Hour Law
- Workplace Safety and Health
- Executive Compensation and 409A
- Education - Litigation
- Labor Relations
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations
Education
- Emory University School of Law (1989)
- Miami University (1986)
Admissions
- Federal - U.S. Supreme Court
- Federal - 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
- Federal - 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
- Federal - 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
- Federal - 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
- Federal - 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
- Federal - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Federal - District of Colorado
- Federal - Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar)
- Federal - Southern District of Illinois
- Federal - Southern District of Indiana
- Federal - Eastern District of Michigan
- Federal - Western District of Michigan
- Federal - Northern District of Ohio
- Federal - Southern District of Ohio
- Federal - Eastern District of Wisconsin
- Federal - Western District of Wisconsin
- State - Ohio
News
Thirty-Seven Taft Attorneys Selected to Ohio Super Lawyers 2025 News
Three Hundred Sixty-Three Taft Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers in America® 2025 News
Taft Ranked in Chambers USA 2024 Guide with 85 Attorneys and 34 Practices Recognized News
Thirty-Seven Taft Attorneys Named to Ohio Super Lawyers 2024
Past Events
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
Member, Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee
Member, Employee Benefits Committee - American Employment Law Council
Member
- Cincinnati Bar Association
Member
- Labor Relations Advisory Committee
Member
- Ohio Management Lawyers Association
Member
Community Involvement
- Talbert House
Board Member
- Health Care Access Now
Board Member
- Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church
Past Chair, Board of Trustees