Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Ted Meyer has broad-based, multistate experience in labor and employment law and is board certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Ted handles a wide variety of labor and employment litigation, counseling, and training matters, including multiplaintiff cases and collective actions, litigation against the EEOC, ADA/FMLA/Workers' Comp matters, ERISA litigation, wage and hour litigation, noncompete and trade secret litigation, and training and counseling/advice involving all levels throughout organizations. He also has drafted and implemented nationwide compensation plans and policies as well as protocols for nationwide reductions in force and has worked closely with the leadership of large organizations on employee relations strategies and plans.

Ted has been listed by Who's Who Legal as one of the top 30 management labor & employment attorneys in Texas. He also has been recognized by Texas Lawyer and Texas Monthly as one of the "Texas Super Lawyers" in labor and employment law for five straight years and by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America guide as one of the nation's leading labor and employment lawyers and was listed by H Magazine as one of "Houston's Best Lawyers." He is also a frequent speaker at labor and employment seminars. Prior to joining Jones Day in 2004, Ted was with the Houston office of Seyfarth Shaw and served as its managing partner for four years.

Areas of Practice

• Labor & Employment
• Class Action Employment Litigation
• Federal and State Wage-Hour Counseling & Litigation
• Single & Multiple Plaintiff Employment Litigation

Representative Cases

• De la Mora v. CareerBuilder, LLC, Civil Action No. H-05-3316 (S.D. Texas)
• Holmes v. Verizon, Civil Action No. 06-CV-02291 (S.D. Texas)
• Howell v. Universal American Mortgage, Civil Action No. A-05-CA-275 SS (D. Ct. Travis County, TX)
• Lewis v. Allstate, Civil Action No. 03-5095 (S.D. Texas)
• Mills v. BMC Software Inc; BMC Software Inc. Disability Plan; Et Al., Cause No. 06-20374 (5th Cir. 2006).
• Riefs v. Lennar, Case No. 05-18884CA 13; In the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida
• Williams v. Verizon, Civil Action No. H-05-2253 (S.D. Texas)

West Practice Categories

Collective Bargaining, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, 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

• Texas

Education

• U of Houston - Houston (Main)

Published Works

• A Tangled Trail of Discovery, ABA Journal, 2007
• Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Confusion Over Enforcement of Noncompete Agreements for At-Will Employers, 2006
• ADA Plaintiffs Bumpier After Toyota Wins Disability Case, Houston Business Journal, 2002
• Employment Issues in the Technology Business, coauthor, Texas Lawyer, 2001
• Employers Stepping Up Training to Aid Employees, Avoid Lawsuits, coauthor, Houston Business Journal, 2001
• Religion in the Workplace - Courts Look to Sexual Harassment Jurisprudence for Guidance on Religious Harassment Claims, Texas Lawyer, 2000
• New Sexual Harassment Laws Also Apply to Religious Issues, Houston Business Journal, 2000

Address

717 Texas
Suite 3300
Houston, TX 77002-2712

Phones

1.832.239.3616 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.832.239.3600 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com