Jill C. McQueen
Jill's extensive knowledge about employers' rights and obligations combined with her ability to explain complex labor regulations in practical terms make her invaluable to corporate executives and human resource officers concerned about legal issues in the workplace.
Jill has over 23 years of in-depth legal experience focused primarily on advising businesses on labor and employment matters. She represents manufacturing companies, Fortune 500 companies, non-profit social service agencies, hospitals, public employers and nation-wide companies staffed by "work-from-home" employees.
She has acted as management's advocate in more than 200 labor arbitrations and has successfully argued employment matters in state courts throughout Ohio and in Federal Court.
Employers trust her to be responsive to their questions about federal and state labor regulations to help them avoid or minimize potential liabilities. They turn to her as their "go to" labor law attorney because she utilizes her expansive framework about workforce issues to quickly evaluate their concerns and develop relevant solutions to effectively manage all areas of employment law including:
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Affirmative Action
- Collective Bargaining
- Confidentiality Agreements
- Covenants Not To Compete
- Disability Discrimination
- Employee Discipline
- Employee Privacy
- Employment Civil Rights
- Fair Labor Standards
- FMLA
- Labor Arbitration
- Minimum Wage Law
- National Labor Relations Act
- Non Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements
- Public Sector Labor Relations
- Sexual Harassment
- Title VII Discrimination
- Unfair Labor Practices
- USERRA
- Wage and Hour Law
- Workplace Violence
- Wage and Hour Law
- Wrongful Termination
Jill is skilled at defending companies in civil rights cases from inception to trial She is a strong appellate advocate for her clients and protects employers' rights in:
- Civil Appeals
- Federal Civil Cases
- Civil Rights Defense
- Discrimination
- Race Discrimination
- Sex Discrimination
She is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, and is the Chair of Stark County Bar Association's Labor Law Committee. At DK, she is chairperson of the Firm's Labor and Employment Law Group. Jill frequently provides on-site employee training seminars and lectures to educate management on labor and employment laws.
She joined Day Ketterer in 1986 after working with the Columbus City Prosecutor's Office.
Education
- The Ohio State University College of Law, J.D. 1986
- Case Western Reserve University, BA 1983, magna cum laude
Courts
- Ohio Courts
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Community Leadership
- Goodwill Industries Executive committee and Second Vice Chair
- J.R. Coleman Center, Inc, Co-Chair Women In History Event, 2009, 2010
- Leadership Stark County 11th Class
Academic Achievements
- Articles Editor, Journal on Dispute Resolution, Ohio State College of Law
- Phi Beta Kappa
To reach Jill, please e-mail her at jcmcqueen@day-ketterer.com or call her direct at 330.458.2161.
