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Paul L. Jackson

Shareholder
President

Akron
222 South Main Street
Suite 400
Akron, OH 44308
P: 330.849.6657 330.849.6657
F: 330.376.4577
E: [email protected] | vCard

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Paul helps businesses respond to the full range of employment challenges. He guides them through complex employee benefit and regulatory compliance matters. He negotiates collective bargaining agreements. And he helps employers navigate virtually every type of employment-related issue, from hiring to firing and everything in-between. Paul has particular strengths defending clients in federal and state court cases involving discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination (including whistleblower claims), wage and hour matters, workplace safety matters, and state law torts through all stages of litigation, including appeal.

Paul has prevailed in numerous jury trials and dozens of arbitrations on behalf of large employers, medium-sized businesses, and municipalities. In one highly emotional case that drew attention from national media, he defended a smaller city against claims of racism and harassment in its fire department, bringing the matter to a successful conclusion. After his client received a defense verdict, the employee remained with the fire department as an integral part of the team.

Clients appreciate his commitment to their goals and success, like the mid-sized manufacturing company that had less than a day and a half to renegotiate a union contract before workers walked out on strike. Under Paul’s leadership, the company and union stayed in negotiations – more than 20 hours straight – until they’d reached an agreement to avoid the strike and keep production lines running. He has negotiated over 75 collective bargaining agreements, prevailed in dozens of labor arbitrations, and regularly handles traditional labor law matters adverse to labor unions, including NLRB proceedings, union avoidance, and organizing campaigns.

Along with serving as President of Roetzel & Andress, Paul is a member of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee.

Experience
  • Has a long history in representing public universities as to employment/discrimination, Title IX and investigatory matters
  • Successfully represented a public university against a Title IX claim of unequal support in an athletic program
  • Represented public universities against Title IX claims alleging discrimination in an education program
  • Tried case to a defense verdict on behalf of a company in a lawsuit in which an employee claimed race and age discrimination in response to a Reduction in Force (RIF).
  • Led the successful defense of an employer against a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action claiming that employer had not paid for travel time between work assignments.
  • Obtained a defense verdict for a city as to claims of harassment brought by an employee. 
  • Successfully represented a large non-profit before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against a claim that the employer had unlawfully interfered with a union election.