Anderson, Laura R.

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Laura Anderson's practice focuses on defending employers at the administrative, trial, and appellate levels and providing advice regarding employment-related matters. Her practice experience includes the representation of clients in single plaintiff cases to class actions arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and comparable state laws as well as the defense of employers against claims for breach of employment contract, promissory estoppel, wrongful discharge in violation of public policy, and defamation. Laura also frequently represents clients in alternative dispute resolution.

From 1990 to 1996, Laura worked as an associate in the labor and employment department of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in Los Angeles, California, where she gained broad experience representing management in employment litigation and providing advice regarding preventative practices. She joined Jones Day in 1996.

Laura is a member of the bars of the states of Ohio, California, and Colorado and the District of Columbia.

Areas of Practice

• Labor & Employment

Representative Cases

• Brush Wellman prevails on appeal in employment contract case
• Catholic Healthcare reaches settlement in wage and hour lawsuit in Northern District of Ohio
• Delphi prevails in wrongful termination, fraud, defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress action
• Frito-Lay settles statewide wage and hour class action under Ohio law
• GenCorp obtains favorable settlement in litigation involving changes to retiree medical benefits for Indiana plant retirees
• GM is successful against proceedings challenging denial of Ohio unemployment benefits
• GM wins summary judgment in employment case involving preemption of state law remedies intertwined with collective bargaining agreement and Kentucky common law of contract
• Goodrich wins dismissal of claims that spin-off of retirees' medical benefits were unlawful under ERISA
• Gould wins dismissal of ERISA litigation brought by the UAW challenging changes to retiree medical benefits
• John Carroll University prevails in sex discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation lawsuit
• St. Elizabeth Health Center successfully resolves employment-related litigation

West Practice Categories

Collective Bargaining, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Labor Law, Labor Legislation, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Unfair Labor Practices, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act

Bar Admissions

• California
• Ohio

Education

• Pepperdine University
• Vanderbilt University

Address

North Point
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114-1190

Phones

1.216.586.7470 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.216.579.0212 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com