Teresa D. Jones

Practices

• Labor & Employment

Professional Experience

Teresa is a partner in the firm's Labor and Employment group. She focuses her practice on representation of employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. Teresa is a trial lawyer who litigates in both federal and state courts, including appellate courts. Teresa has served as trial counsel in Title VII, ADA, FMLA, ADEA, FLSA and ERISA cases. She also handles non-competition and wrongful discharge litigation, and represents employers before administrative agencies, such as the EEOC, the OCRC, and the OFCCP, and is involved in collective bargaining negotiations. Teresa provides preventative counseling to employers on matters such as terminations, drug testing, military leave, FMLA, WARN, and wage-hour issues. She frequently speaks on employment law matters, and provides training to employers on sexual harassment, disability discrimination, wage-hour issues and family and medical leave.

Teresa also practices in the Columbus office:

41 South High Street
Suite 1700
Columbus, Ohio 43215-6101
Phone: 614.469.3345 / Fax: 614.469.3361

Education

• University of Dayton, J.D., 1988, cum laude, University of Dayton Law Review, Executive Editor
• University of Missouri, B.A., 1969

• First-chair trial experience in discrimination and wrongful discharge litigation in both federal and state courts.
• Defending employers in FLSA collective action litigation.
• Counseling of human resource managers concerning all aspects of employment, such as wage and hour compliance, disciplinary issues, and terminations.
• Defending charges of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other state civil rights organizations.
• Designing and assisting in the implementation of various workplace policies, including drug and alcohol testing, medical exams, hiring protocol, severance and reduction-in-force plans.
• Serving as management representative during union negotiations of collective bargaining agreements.
• Counseling employers on defeating unionization attempts.
• Advising employers on compliance with affirmative action obligations, including the design and drafting of affirmative action plans and the defense of OFCCP compliance and glass-ceiling audits.

• "Constitutional Law: Consent Decree - A Voluntary Agreement or a Court Order? - Local No. 93, International Association of Fire Fighters v. City of Cleveland" · University of Dayton Law Review

• Exempt Status: Avoiding Classification Mistakes
• What you need to know about FMLA
• Anti-Harrassment Training
• Hot Topics in Employment Law
• Managing Risk in the Employment Context - Do You Feel Lucky?
• Employee Discipline - Document, Document, Document
• Responding to Administrative Charges
• FMLA - What Supervisors Need to Know
• FMLA Giving You Migraines?
• The Hiring Process: Do's and Don'ts
• FMLA (with apologies to Tiny Tim) How to Tiptoe Through the Tulips
• Employment Practices and Strategies: Defensive Discipline/Limiting Liability
• Suggested Approach to Investigating Harassment
• Hiring and Retention of Women and Minorities
• FMLA and ADA - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
• Investigating and Defending Sexual Harassment Claims
• Defending Employment Discrimination Cases
• Reasonable Accommodation Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Discrimination in Employment, Housing and Public Accommodation
• The ADA and Contingent Workers
• Leased Employees - Are They the Answer?
• FMLA - When Does the Clock Start to Run?
• Affirmative Action Programs - Have Things Really Changed?
• Assessing Policies and Procedures/Developing Employee Handbooks
• ADA - What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
• FLSA - Issues Affecting Your Work Force
• Hostile Work Environment Harassment and Employer Liability
• Employment Law Update - Significant Developments in EEO and the Impact on Employment Practices
• Federal and State Record Keeping Requirements
• ADA Decisions Affecting the Definitions of "Disability" and "Qualified"
• Practical Aspects of Implementing the FMLA
• Recent Developments in the Law on Sexual Harassment - Preventative Actions to Mitigate Potential Exposure
• Preparing for and Dealing with the OFCCP Onsite Review
• Conducting Sexual Harassment Investigations
• Myths and Realities in the Employment Setting
• FLSA Wage-Hour Update

• 2012 Dayton Litigation - Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year - The Best Lawyers in America
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Labor and Employment law)
• Listed in Dayton Business Journal's Who's Who in Law