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Jon M. Gumbel has concentrated his practice in the field of management labor and employment law since 1987. He has represented employers with respect to litigation and other employment law disputes involving race, gender, age, religious, national origin, pregnancy and disability discrimination claims under Title VII, the ADEA, the ADA, the FMLA, and comparable state laws. Jon has also represented employers with respect to their employment litigation matters involving breach of compensation agreements, breach of non-compete agreements, breach of fiduciary duty, joint employment, wage and hour matters, OSHA citations, and wrongful discharge laws. Finally, Jon has represented numerous employers with respect to ERISA claims and litigation including those involving severance, health, disability and pension claims.
Jon advises clients on a daily basis regarding complex human resources, labor and employment law issues. Jon also regularly drafts and revises policies, procedures and contracts, including complex executive employment and restrictive covenant agreements for a wide variety of clients and applicable to jurisdictions throughout the country.
Experience
- Achieved defense verdict for large auto parts manufacturer after 1 week trial of disability discrimination lawsuit in North Carolina
- Achieved defense verdict for airline after 1 week trial of harassment lawsuit in North Carolina
- Achieved dismissal for defense of race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit in Houston, Texas
- Achieved dismissal at onset of race and retaliation lawsuit in Kansas City, Missouri for national staffing company
- Achieved very favorable settlement of multiple noncompete lawsuits filed in Georgia, Delaware and Colorado for large computer company
- Achieved voluntary dismissal for defendant of 10 plaintiff ERISA lawsuit filed against large telecommunications company in Georgia
- Achieved dismissal of race discrimination case filed and prosecuted by the EEOC in Tennessee and appealed to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals for large telecommunications company
- Achieved dismissal on summary judgment of race and retaliation lawsuit in Fort Wayne, Indiana for large copper wire producer
Education and Honors
J.D., with honors, University of Florida, 1986
B.B.A., with honors, Western Illinois University, 1982
- Chambers USA (Labor and Employment, 2007-2009)
Professional Activities
- Legislative Director of Human Resources Management Association – Gwinnett County, Georgia (2005 to present)
- Director and Organizer of Gwinnett County, Georgia Human Resources Management Association annual labor and employment law seminar (1995 – present)
- American Bar Association (Labor and employment law section, 1987 to present)
- Gwinnett Chamber Employment Law Seminar - "E-Discovery for HR Professionals – Some Who, What, Where, When and How’s" - Duluth - February 24, 2011
- Gwinnett Chamber Labor & Employment Law Conference - "Labor and Employment Law – Recent Developments" - Duluth - October 7, 2010
- Gwinnett Chamber Employment Law Seminar - "Family Responsibility Discrimination" - Duluth - September 26, 2007
- Gwinnett Chamber Employment Law Seminar - "Retaliation" - Duluth - September 2006
In The News
- June 2, 2011 - SHRM.org - "Employee Arrests Raise Legal Considerations "
- November 11, 2010 - Atlanta Business Chronicle - "Effective Date Unclear for New Noncompete Contracts"
- November 8, 2010 - The National Law Review - "Georgia Voters Approve Dramatic Changes to Employment Restrictive Covenant Laws"
- November 11, 2010 - Ogletree Deakins Publication - "Important Notification Regarding the Effective Date of the New Georgia Restrictive Covenant Statute"
- November 8, 2010 - The National Law Review - "Georgia Voters Approve Dramatic Changes to Employment Restrictive Covenant Laws"
- November 4, 2010 - Ogletree Deakins Publication - "Georgia Voters Approve Dramatic Changes To Employment Restrictive Covenant Laws"
- May 1990 - Labor Law Journal - "Employment Agreements, an Option to Consider"
Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits