Jay Elliott concentrates his practice on labor and employment. He represents a number of major employers in handling employment discrimination lawsuits and claims with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and similar state agencies. He has successfully defended several large employers across the country in union campaigns (most recently in NM, MD, NY, VA, MN, and TN), labor arbitrations (CT, KS, OH, MI, and NY), and unfair labor practice charges (TN, MA, OH, and MN). He has recently defended a nationally-known casual dining restaurant chain in potential nationwide class action wage and hour litigation. He also recently defended a large soft drink bottler in a 'whistleblower case' filed by two former employees, ultimately receiving a jury verdict in the Company's favor on all six claims. Practice Groups Labor & Employment Education University of Richmond School of Law, J.D., 1995 Moot Court team leader Vanderbilt University, B.A., cum laude, 1990 Bar Admissions Tennessee Court Admissions United States District Court, Eastern District of TN United States District Court, District of AZ United States District Court, Eastern District of MI United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit Professional Memberships American Bar Association Chattanooga Bar Association Tennessee Bar Association Publications Workers Comp Retaliation: A Trap for the Unwary Employer, Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce, August 2006 Early Warning Signs of Union Organizing Activity, Cleveland Associated Industries, August 2006 7 Deadly Sins: Employment Mistakes Plaintiffs' Lawyers Hope you Make, TN Society of CPAs, July 2006 Wage and Hour Law, Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce, Feb 2006. |