Bush, Joanne R.

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Joanne represents employers in all aspects of employment and traditional labor law before federal and state courts and administrative agencies. She represents clients in individual, class, and collective matters arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and other federal and state employment laws. She has extensive experience working with statistical and economic experts to analyze large quantities of data for nationwide employment class and collective actions. Joanne also defends employers against unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board and represents employers in labor arbitration proceedings.

Additionally, Joanne counsels employers on a variety of labor and employment compliance issues, including employee handbooks, personnel policies, wage and hour issues, personnel actions, internal investigations of employee complaints, and labor contract administration. Her experience also includes advising government contractors regarding their obligations under Executive Order 11246.

Areas of Practice

• Labor & Employment
• Class Action Employment Litigation
• Collective Bargaining, Contract Enforcement & Union Organizing
• Federal and State Wage-Hour Counseling & Litigation
• NLRB Proceedings & Appeals
• Single & Multiple Plaintiff Employment Litigation

Representative Cases

• Albertson's resolves federal and state purported collective and class actions involving grocery managers' exempt status
• FLYi Inc. and Independence Air file for bankruptcy with $455 million in debt , (2009)
• IBM defends against nationwide FLSA action alleging misclassification of sales representation , (2009)
• IBM defends against purported nationwide class action alleging violations under FLSA , (2009)
• IBM defends against statewide class action alleging denial of overtime and other wage and hour issues , (2009)
• IBM defends against statewide class action alleging overtime violations under California law , (2009)
• IBM prevails in case alleging "off-the-clock and on-call" claims under FLSA
• IBM settles FLSA and ERISA class action involving technical support workers' exempt status , (2009)
• IBM successfully defends against putative class action alleging misclassification of sales representatives , (2009)
• St. Jude Neuromodulation Division obtains injunctive relief against competitor and former employees , (2009)
• The Washington Post obtains dismissal of refusal to bargain , (2009)

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

• New York
• Texas

Education

• Cornell University
• Harvard University

Published Works

• Who Is an Internet Applicant? Final Rule on Recordkeeping for Government Contractors Provides Some Guidance, 2006

Address

2727 North Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201-1515

Phones

1.214.969.3628 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.214.969.5100 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com