Overview
Jon represents management across all areas of labor and employment law.
He handles cases in both in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies, addressing issues such as employment discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and wage and hour disputes, including class and collective actions. in addition to his broad employment practice, Jon is experienced in traditional labor matters, including arbitrations and collective bargaining negotiations before the National Labor Relations Board. He also has extensive experience in public sector labor, representing large municipalities in state and federal courts, State Employment Relations Board hearings, union negotiations, grievance arbitrations, and other related forums.
Jon provides counseling and training on best practices for a variety of human resource issues, including terminations, compliance with employment laws, workplace investigations, and the preparation of policies and employment agreements. He is OSHA 30 certified and regularly advises employers on Occupational Safety and Health Act compliance.
Representative Experience.
- Obtained summary judgment for clients in manufacturing, healthcare and the public sector in multiple employment cases involving claims of sexual harassment, breach of employment contract, and promissory estoppel.
- Obtained dismissal of numerous Unfair Labor Practice Charges and requests for representation before the National Labor Relations Board and the State Employment Relations Board.
- Represented companies and organizations of various sizes in complex union election campaigns
- Successfully advocated for management in grievance arbitration, including upholding disciplinary removal cases and contract interpretation cases.
- Successfully represented a large municipality in numerous unemployment compensation hearings.
- Represented management at the bargaining table in multiple industries across the United States.
- Successfully negotiated numerous collective bargaining agreements in healthcare facilities across the state of Ohio.
- Advised clients on complex employee handbook and policy issues, including leave, wage and hour, discrimination, and other sensitive employee issues.
- Assisted manufacturing and healthcare companies in drafting complex data privacy and computer device policies.
- Assisted companies navigate complex pension disputes in order to obtain favorable outcomes.
Education & Admissions
Education
- The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, J.D., 2015
- Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution, Articles Editor
- Moot Court Governing Board
- Florida State University, B.S., magna cum laude, 2012
- OSHA 30 Outreach Training Program Certification
Bar and Court Admissions
- State of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Involvement
Professional Affiliations
- Ohio State Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member (2019-Present)
- Council of Delegates (2020-Present)
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member (2019-Present)
- Cleveland Employment Inn of Court, Member (2017-Present)
- Secretary (2024 – Present)
- Treasurer (2022 – 2024)
- Program Committee Chair (2021-2022)
Community Involvement
- Maximum Accessible Housing of Ohio, Board of Directors (2022 – Present)
- Chairperson (2023 – Present)
- Cleveland Leadership Center, On-Board Cleveland (Class of 2020)
Awards & Honors
- Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list (2022 – Present)
- Named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® list in Labor & Employment Law – Management (2021 – Present) and Litigation – Labor and Employment (2024 – Present)
- Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout
Publications
- “A Year in Review of Ohio’s Adult Use Cannabis Program for Employers,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Cannabis Law Blog (December 2024)
- “OSHA’s New PPE Rule: Ensuring Proper Fit for Construction Workers,” Frantz Ward On the Level / Labor & Employment Law Navigator (December 2024)
- “Supreme Court Rules Unions can be Liable for Strike Misconduct,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (June 2023)
- “Supreme Court Interprets Transportation Worker Exemption of the Federal Arbitration Act,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (June 2022)
- “OSHA Promises to Put Employers in the Hot Seat with New National Emphasis Program On Heat Related Illness,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (April 2022)
- “Failing to Make Required Union Contributions Can Lead to Personal Liability,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Blog Post (April 2022)
- “NLRB General Counsel Sets the Stage for Major Change to Handbook Rules,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (March 2022)
- “The OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard is Back (For Now),” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (December 2021)
- “Answers and More Questions from OSHA’s Latest COVID ETS,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Client Alert (November 2021)
- “NLRB GC sends another warning shot, indicating full panoply of remedies are available,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (September 2021)
- “NLRB General Counsel Issues 10(j) Warning Notice,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (August 2021)
- “NLRB General Counsel Releases Issue Priorities Memorandum,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (August 2021)
- “OSHA Issues Emergency COVID-19 Workplace Rule for Health Care Settings,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (June 2021)
- “U.S. House Passes Protecting the Right to Organize Act,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (March 2021)
- “OSHA Releases Respiratory Protection Guidance for Nursing Homes,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (December 2020)
- “Thoughts on the New Supreme Court Appointee? Well it Sounds Like Good News for Employers,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (October 2020)
- “Employee COVID-19 Testing and Monitoring as Workplaces Reopen,” Frantz Ward Client Alert (May 2020)
- “DOL Publishes FFCRA Coronavirus Poster,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (March 2020)
- “Department of Labor Issues Guidance as to Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” Frantz Ward Client Alert (March 2020)
- “DOL Narrows FLSA Joint Employer Standard,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (January 2020)
- “DOL Clarifies Regular Rate,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (December 2019)
- “NLRB Changes Stances on Private University Student Loans,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (September 2019)
- “Reminder and Insights Regarding the Deadline to Submit EEO-1 Component-2 Pay Data By September 30, 2019,” Frantz Ward Labor and Employment Navigator (September 2019)
- “Reminder and Insights Regarding the Deadine to Submit EEO-1 Component-2 Pay Data By September 30, 2019,” Ohio Manufacturing Association Newsletter (September 2019)
- “Employers Must Act Promptly to Raise Administrative Exhaustion Defenses Under Title VII” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (June 2019)
- “Political Discrimination,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (April 2019)
- “EEOC to Further Delay EEO-1 Component 2 Implementation,” Frantz Ward Labor and Employment Blog (April 2019)
- “DOL Opines on Improper Overtime Rates,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (January 2019)
Presentations & Lectures
- “FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) Nightmares & How to Avoid Them,” USI Insurance Lunch & Learn (November 2023)
- “FMLA Nightmares & How to Avoid Them,” USI Insurance Services and Lincoln Financial Group (October 2023)
- “Significant Developments Under New Rules, Regulations and Cases from the EEOC, the DOL and the NLRB,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Seminar, Co-Presenter (June 2023)
- “A Review of Recent Labor and Employment Issues,” Frantz Ward ACC Seminar, Co-Presenter (August 2022)
- “Administrative Updates as it Relates to the NLRB, EEOC, and DOL,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Seminar, Co-Presenter (June 2022)
- “Employment Law Update,” Ohio CUPA-HR 2021 Fall Conference, Co-Presenter (November 2021)
- “Evaluating Your Handbook and Workplace in the Post-COVID World,” The Road Ahead Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Webinar Series (June 2021)
- “I Don’t Want to Work: Addressing Potential Return to Work Issues,” Ohio Chamber HR Academy Webinar (November 2020)
- “Wage & Hour Update: Untangling the DOL’s Spider Web of New Regulations,” Frantz Ward Labor and Employment Webinar Series (October 2020)
- “Workplace Safety: The New Normal Post-COVID,” Frantz Ward Labor and Employment Webinar Series (October 2020)
- “COVID Commentary: Recurring Workforce Issues and FAQs from the Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” Frantz Ward Webinar (April 2020)
- “The Ohio Data Protection Act: Cybersecurity from the Employer Perspective,” Ohio Chamber of Commerce HR, Academy, Webinar (August 2019)
- “Cybersecurity for Legal Professionals,” Annual CMBA Conference, Cleveland, OH (May 2019)
- “Cybersecurity for HR: Employer Duties and Ways to Defend Against and Effectively Respond to Workplace Data Breach,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Law Seminar, Cleveland, OH (May 2019)
Representative Experience.
- Obtained summary judgment for clients in manufacturing, healthcare and the public sector in multiple employment cases involving claims of sexual harassment, breach of employment contract, and promissory estoppel.
- Obtained dismissal of numerous Unfair Labor Practice Charges and requests for representation before the National Labor Relations Board and the State Employment Relations Board.
- Represented companies and organizations of various sizes in complex union election campaigns
- Successfully advocated for management in grievance arbitration, including upholding disciplinary removal cases and contract interpretation cases.
- Successfully represented a large municipality in numerous unemployment compensation hearings.
- Represented management at the bargaining table in multiple industries across the United States.
- Successfully negotiated numerous collective bargaining agreements in healthcare facilities across the state of Ohio.
- Advised clients on complex employee handbook and policy issues, including leave, wage and hour, discrimination, and other sensitive employee issues.
- Assisted manufacturing and healthcare companies in drafting complex data privacy and computer device policies.
- Assisted companies navigate complex pension disputes in order to obtain favorable outcomes.
Education & Admissions
Education
- The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, J.D., 2015
- Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution, Articles Editor
- Moot Court Governing Board
- Florida State University, B.S., magna cum laude, 2012
- OSHA 30 Outreach Training Program Certification
Bar and Court Admissions
- State of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Involvement
Professional Affiliations
- Ohio State Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member (2019-Present)
- Council of Delegates (2020-Present)
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member (2019-Present)
- Cleveland Employment Inn of Court, Member (2017-Present)
- Secretary (2024 – Present)
- Treasurer (2022 – 2024)
- Program Committee Chair (2021-2022)
Community Involvement
- Maximum Accessible Housing of Ohio, Board of Directors (2022 – Present)
- Chairperson (2023 – Present)
- Cleveland Leadership Center, On-Board Cleveland (Class of 2020)
Awards & Honors
- Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list (2022 – Present)
- Named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® list in Labor & Employment Law – Management (2021 – Present) and Litigation – Labor and Employment (2024 – Present)
- Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout
Publications
- “A Year in Review of Ohio’s Adult Use Cannabis Program for Employers,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Cannabis Law Blog (December 2024)
- “OSHA’s New PPE Rule: Ensuring Proper Fit for Construction Workers,” Frantz Ward On the Level / Labor & Employment Law Navigator (December 2024)
- “Supreme Court Rules Unions can be Liable for Strike Misconduct,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (June 2023)
- “Supreme Court Interprets Transportation Worker Exemption of the Federal Arbitration Act,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (June 2022)
- “OSHA Promises to Put Employers in the Hot Seat with New National Emphasis Program On Heat Related Illness,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (April 2022)
- “Failing to Make Required Union Contributions Can Lead to Personal Liability,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Blog Post (April 2022)
- “NLRB General Counsel Sets the Stage for Major Change to Handbook Rules,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (March 2022)
- “The OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard is Back (For Now),” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (December 2021)
- “Answers and More Questions from OSHA’s Latest COVID ETS,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Client Alert (November 2021)
- “NLRB GC sends another warning shot, indicating full panoply of remedies are available,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (September 2021)
- “NLRB General Counsel Issues 10(j) Warning Notice,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (August 2021)
- “NLRB General Counsel Releases Issue Priorities Memorandum,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (August 2021)
- “OSHA Issues Emergency COVID-19 Workplace Rule for Health Care Settings,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (June 2021)
- “U.S. House Passes Protecting the Right to Organize Act,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (March 2021)
- “OSHA Releases Respiratory Protection Guidance for Nursing Homes,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (December 2020)
- “Thoughts on the New Supreme Court Appointee? Well it Sounds Like Good News for Employers,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (October 2020)
- “Employee COVID-19 Testing and Monitoring as Workplaces Reopen,” Frantz Ward Client Alert (May 2020)
- “DOL Publishes FFCRA Coronavirus Poster,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (March 2020)
- “Department of Labor Issues Guidance as to Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” Frantz Ward Client Alert (March 2020)
- “DOL Narrows FLSA Joint Employer Standard,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (January 2020)
- “DOL Clarifies Regular Rate,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (December 2019)
- “NLRB Changes Stances on Private University Student Loans,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (September 2019)
- “Reminder and Insights Regarding the Deadline to Submit EEO-1 Component-2 Pay Data By September 30, 2019,” Frantz Ward Labor and Employment Navigator (September 2019)
- “Reminder and Insights Regarding the Deadine to Submit EEO-1 Component-2 Pay Data By September 30, 2019,” Ohio Manufacturing Association Newsletter (September 2019)
- “Employers Must Act Promptly to Raise Administrative Exhaustion Defenses Under Title VII” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (June 2019)
- “Political Discrimination,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (April 2019)
- “EEOC to Further Delay EEO-1 Component 2 Implementation,” Frantz Ward Labor and Employment Blog (April 2019)
- “DOL Opines on Improper Overtime Rates,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Navigator (January 2019)
Presentations & Lectures
- “FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) Nightmares & How to Avoid Them,” USI Insurance Lunch & Learn (November 2023)
- “FMLA Nightmares & How to Avoid Them,” USI Insurance Services and Lincoln Financial Group (October 2023)
- “Significant Developments Under New Rules, Regulations and Cases from the EEOC, the DOL and the NLRB,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Seminar, Co-Presenter (June 2023)
- “A Review of Recent Labor and Employment Issues,” Frantz Ward ACC Seminar, Co-Presenter (August 2022)
- “Administrative Updates as it Relates to the NLRB, EEOC, and DOL,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Seminar, Co-Presenter (June 2022)
- “Employment Law Update,” Ohio CUPA-HR 2021 Fall Conference, Co-Presenter (November 2021)
- “Evaluating Your Handbook and Workplace in the Post-COVID World,” The Road Ahead Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Webinar Series (June 2021)
- “I Don’t Want to Work: Addressing Potential Return to Work Issues,” Ohio Chamber HR Academy Webinar (November 2020)
- “Wage & Hour Update: Untangling the DOL’s Spider Web of New Regulations,” Frantz Ward Labor and Employment Webinar Series (October 2020)
- “Workplace Safety: The New Normal Post-COVID,” Frantz Ward Labor and Employment Webinar Series (October 2020)
- “COVID Commentary: Recurring Workforce Issues and FAQs from the Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” Frantz Ward Webinar (April 2020)
- “The Ohio Data Protection Act: Cybersecurity from the Employer Perspective,” Ohio Chamber of Commerce HR, Academy, Webinar (August 2019)
- “Cybersecurity for Legal Professionals,” Annual CMBA Conference, Cleveland, OH (May 2019)
- “Cybersecurity for HR: Employer Duties and Ways to Defend Against and Effectively Respond to Workplace Data Breach,” Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Law Seminar, Cleveland, OH (May 2019)
