Monica Andress

Full-service employment attorney with experience advocating for the best interests of entities of all sizes and across various industries, advising the same on a broad spectrum of workplace questions and concerns including, without limitation: wage and hour issues; compliance considerations; policy construction and review; contractual negotiations and dispute resolution; and highly complex, sensitive employee investigations. Experienced in navigating the vast legal landscape that is workplace discrimination claims, investigations, negotiations, and resolutions as well as other matters related to both federal and state equal opportunity compliance. Demonstrated advocacy that has helped facilitate positive outcomes for employers — namely, in dispute resolution efforts before both the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the American Arbitration Association (AAA) as well as in the negotiation and settlement efforts that occur prior to escalation to such administrative agencies. Experienced healthcare regulatory attorney with knowledge and demonstrated skillset navigating issues involving federal fraud and abuse (Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, False Claims Act, etc.), records and privacy compliance (HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2), federal accreditation and auditing protocols, incident and major unusual incident reporting protocols, disruptive patient behavior, as well as patient rights and grievances. Authority in the complex legal and regulatory landscape of behavioral health law for individual, small, and mid-sized mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) service providers across the state of Ohio as well as recovery houses. Knowledgeable in federal and Ohio state legislation and regulation and experienced in licensure and certification, policy construction, analysis, and compliance as well as providing technical assistance to state and local providers and advocates.