Jennifer R. Asbrock

Practices

• Labor & Employment

Professional Experience

Jennifer is an associate in the Labor & Employment practice group. She represents private and public employers in all areas of labor and employment law, including employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful discharge cases and class actions; wage-hour disputes and FLSA collective actions; labor negotiations and arbitrations; union avoidance and election campaign strategies; lockouts, strikes, and other labor disputes; disability discrimination cases and ADA accessibility audits; FMLA compliance; USERRA lawsuits; Ohio Whistleblower and SOX actions; federal and state administrative agency investigations and complaint proceedings; and actions to enforce restrictive covenants and protect employers' trade secrets. Jennifer frequently partners with employers to customize and present in-house training programs to educate employees and supervisors about employment laws and workplace policies. Jennifer also has experience preparing affirmative action plans, ensuring OFCCP compliance for federal contractors, and practicing Ohio school, municipal, and township law.

Jennifer is admitted to practice law in the State of Ohio (2004), as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (2006), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (2010), the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (2011), and the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (2007).

Education

• The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, J.D., 2004, with Honors in Law, ABA Award of Excellence in Study of Labor & Employment Law (2004); National Moot Court Team (2003-2004); Lawrence Herman Moot Court Competition-1st Place Winner (2003); Michael Colley Mock Trial Competition-1st Place Winner (2003).
• Missouri State University, B.S., 2000, in Professional Writing, magna cum laude.

• Labor Law Experience
• Counsel employers regarding labor agreement administration
• Represent employers at labor arbitrations and personnel board hearings
• Appeal administrative agency rulings to appellate courts
• Defend employers against unfair labor practice charges
• Assist employers in defeating union election campaigns
• Negotiate collective bargaining agreements
• Represent public employers at mediation, fact-finding, and conciliation
• Represent employers during strikes, lockouts, and other labor disputes
• Representative Judicial Opinions and Administrative Agency Decisions:  In re Chemineer, ODJFS Docket No. 000000001000003, UCRC Determination ID No. 220449532-1 (April 16, 2010) (issuing global denial of unemployment compensation benefits for strikers during labor dispute); Liberty Township v. SERB, 2007 Ohio 295 (10th Dist. 2007) (issuing order to invalidate improper union certification election results and to hold new election); Magnode Corp. v. ODJFS, 2006 Ohio 3086 (12th Dist. 2006) (affirming global denial of unemployment compensation benefits for strikers during labor dispute).
  
  
• Employment Law Experience
• Counsel employers regarding employment laws and workplace policies
• Defend federal and state agency investigations and complaint proceedings
• Defend discrimination, harassment, and retaliation lawsuits
• Defend employers in wage-hour disputes and FLSA collective actions
• Prepare and conduct training programs for employees and supervisors
• Prepare affirmative action plans for federal contractors
• Represent federal contractors and subcontractors in OFCCP audits
• Defend employers in unemployment compensation proceedings
• Representative Judicial Opinions and Administrative Agency Decisions:  Berryman, et al. v. SuperValu Holdings, Inc., et al., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 3823 (6th Cir. Feb. 24, 2012) (upholding grant of summary judgment for employer); Berryman, et al. v. SuperValu Holdings, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:05cv169 (S.D. Ohio, March 31, 2010) (issuing eleven separate opinions granting summary judgment to employer); Joy v. Robbins & Myers, Inc., DOL ARB Case No. 08-049 (Oct. 29, 2009) (upholding dismissal of SOX complaint in ALJ Case No. 2007-SOX-074); Meade v. Honda of Am. Mfg., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17145 (S.D. Ohio, Feb. 27, 2009) (dismissing COBRA claims filed against employer).

• Author · "The Benefits and Limitations of No-Fault Absenteeism Policies"
• Author · "Reprieve From 'Healthy Families Act' May Be Short-lived"
• Author · "High Court Holds 'Me Too' Evidence May Be Admissible"
• Author · "Ohio Attorney General's 'Crack Down' on Employee Misclassification Will Benefit Public Employers"
• Author · "U.S. Supreme Court Breathes New Life Into Old 'Cat's Paw' Fable"
• Arthor · "High Court Confirms Standard for Political Subdivision Liability Under Monell"

• "What Managers Should Know About the 'Myths' of Sexual Harassment"
• "ADA Accommodations: When 'Reasonable' Becomes Unreasonable"
• "Harassment: It's More Than Sex"
• "The Benefits and Limitations of No-Fault Absenteeism Policies"
• "Debunking the Myths of Discrimination, Harassment, and Bullying in Ohio Public Schools"
• "Drafting Effective Affirmative Action Plans"
• "Finding Beauty in the FMLA Beast"
• "CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?" - Balancing Employee Identities, Expression, and Diversity at Work
• "Federal Legislative Update: New Laws Coming Out of Washington"
• "FMLA/ADA Update: New Regulations...New Issues...Old Dilemmas"