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Jennifer E. Edwards
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jedwards@porterwright.com
p: 614-227-2019 f: 614-227-2100
Huntington Center
41 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6194
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EmployerLawReport Blog: 
Ms. Edwards works with employers to minimize disruptions that employment-related disputes can cause in the workplace. She represents employers faced with union representation drives, providing advice and advocacy on union avoidance, bargaining unit composition, and representational proceedings. She also works closely with unionized employers in connection with unfair labor practice charges, grievance and arbitration representation, and collective bargaining agreement negotiations.
Ms. Edwards’s efforts on behalf of employers also extend to employment-related litigation. Her experience with ERISA-related claims, in particular, includes litigation of claims related to denial of disability and pension benefits to alleged breaches of fiduciary duty to failure to provide requested plan information. In the employment discrimination and wrongful discharge arena, Ms. Edwards’s representation encompasses common law claims such as breach of contract and public policy violations as well as claims under employment statutes such as Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, the FMLA, the FLSA, and many other local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
Recognizing that the best resolution for many employment-related disputes is an early one, Ms. Edwards also provides advice to in-house counsel and human resources and benefits professionals about day-to-day issues that arise in the course of today’s employer-employee relationship.
Practice Areas
Labor & Employment
Employment discrimination and wrongful discharge litigation
ERISA/employee benefits advice and litigation
Leave/reasonable accommodation administration
Preventative workplace counseling
Public sector employment representation
Union representation issues
Workforce and management training
Workplace safety and workers’ compensation
Professional Associations
Columbus Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Education
University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2005
American University, B.A., cum laude, 1999
Bar Admissions
State of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Presentations/Publications/CLE
Contributing Editor, “The Developing Labor Law,” BNA Books, Cumulative Supplement
Adjunct Professor, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Appellate Advocacy, Fall 2008
Speaker, Columbus Bar Association’s 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 Summer Associate Legal Research Seminar, “Effective Legal Writing”
Speaker, Ohio Employment Law Letter: FMLA Master Class, February 2009
Speaker, Ohio Employment Law Letter: Labor Union Avoidance Master Class, August 2008
Speaker, Lorman Seminar: Time Off: State and Federal Laws on Employee Leave, Vacations and Holidays, April 2008
Author, “Employee’s Violation of Attendance Policy Was Just Cause for Termination,” Ohio Employment Law Letter, January 2010
Author, “Employee Fails to Meet Prima Facie Case of Disability and Age Discrimination,” Ohio Employment Law Letter, August 2009
Honors & Awards
Named one of Ohio's "Rising Stars" by the publishers of Law & Politics and Super Lawyers® (2009, 2010)
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