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FN:Jon Zimring
TEL;WORK:+1 312 499 6753
TEL;TYPE=WORK,FAX:+1 312 277 7542
EMAIL;WORK;PREF:JZimring@duanemorris.com
N:Zimring, Jon
TITLE:Partner
ORG:Duane Morris LLP
ADR;INTL;WORK;PARCEL;POSTAL:;;Duane Morris LLP | Suite 3700 | 190 South LaSalle Street | Chicago, IL  60603-3433 | USA | 
URL;WORK:http://www.duanemorris.com
NOTE;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE: Jon Zimring practices management-side labor and employment law with an emphasis on the practical resolution of difficult workplace problems playing themselves out internally, before administrative agencies or in the courts.  Mr. Zimring also has an active practice assisting employers with prevention through proactive audits, investigations and consultation and through the development of policies, procedures, systems and training.  Mr. Zimring’s practice includes representation of employers through the gamut of workplace issues, including traditional  labor relations with unions, federal government contract compliance, wage and hour, leave and disability and all forms of discrimination, harassment and retaliation.

Mr. Zimring brings to bear for his clients a philosophy of legal practice which recognizes that most employers would prefer to find a way to favorably solve their employment-related problems rather  than spending vast resources in litigation over them.  Having litigated numerous labor and employment matters, Mr. Zimring knows the path to victory in the courts, before administrative agencies and with unions, but also recognizes the price.  He has, as a result, developed an intense focus on best strategies for avoiding litigation and entanglements with administrative agencies and unions, and where such litigation, agency or union entanglements are ongoing and unavoidable, how best to resolve them with the least expenditure of time and resources.

Mr. Zimring regularly resolves matters on behalf of employers finding themselves before, to name a few, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL"), the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ("OFCCP"), the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB"), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), numerous state and local counterparts to these agencies and the many other federal, state and local agencies that investigate, audit compliance with and enforce labor and employment laws.  Mr. Zimring's experience before these agencies has allowed him to understand what leads to resolution rather than escalation.  He has developed tested strategies to successfully, practically and often creatively resolve matters before such agencies in minimally painful or disruptive ways, often crafting resolutions that are a "win-win" with the employer's corporate objectives.

Mr. Zimring has represented numerous employers in traditional labor matters, from companies finding themselves targets of union organizing efforts to employers in mature relationships with their unions. Mr. Zimring has handled counter-organizing campaigns, collective bargaining negotiations, grievance arbitrations and both representation cases and unfair labor practice charges before the NLRB. For employers who are new and established government contractors and/or subcontractors, Mr. Zimring regularly guides his clients in designing and self-auditing affirmative action programs to demonstrate compliance in light of increasingly aggressive OFCCP enforcement efforts, and represents such clients in OFCCP audits.

Mr. Zimring also frequently works with clients to develop and implement proactive strategies for litigation avoidance and workplace conflict resolution before matters brew up before agencies or courts.  Mr. Zimring has counseled employers facing, among other difficult challenges, high level sexual harassment complaints, mental health workplace violence and ADA accommodations issues, wage and hour and independent contractor/employee misclassification and payment system problems and the interplay among the ADA, FMLA and workers’ compensation laws.  Mr. Zimring regularly provides training on all of these topics to employer audiences ranging from highest level officers and boards of directors to entry level rank and file.

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