Corporate Attorney, Litigator, Employment Law, Labor Relations
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JASON M. BAASTEN
Cleveland, OH 44115
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EMPLOYMENT
FISHER & PHILLIPS, LLP
Cleveland, OH
**** – 2012, Associate
* Represented employers in all areas of employment law and workers’ compensation, including Labor Relations Negotiations, Employment Litigation, Arbitrations, Industrial Commission Hearing & Unemployment Hearings
* Negotiated labor contracts, vendor contracts, insurance agreements, licensing agreements, subcontracting agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
* Conducted investigations of Discrimination, Wage & Hour, and Safety complaints
* Defended employers against EEOC, OSHA and NLRB charges
* Drafted personnel policies/handbooks
* Assisted companies in managing and controlling WC cost
LAW OFFICES OF JASON M. BAASTEN
Canton, OH
2007 – 2010, Principal
* Represented companies in Litigation and provided advice on corporate formation and governance, compliance issues, contract review, transactional matters, employee training and general business issues
* Represented employers in all areas of workers’ compensation and employment law
KRUGLIAK, WILKINS, GRIFFITHS & DOUGHERTY CO., L.P.A.
Canton, OH
2004 – 2007, Associate – Corporate, Labor and Employment & Workers’ Compensation Departments
* Represented companies in compliance issues, contract review and regulatory inquiries
* Represented employers in all areas of workers’ compensation and employment law
BUCKINGHAM, DOOLITTLE & BURROUGHS, LLP
Canton, OH
2002 – 2004, Associate – Labor and Employment & Workers’ Compensation Departments
* Represented employers in all areas of workers’ compensation and employment law
FIRSTGROUP AMERICA, INC.
Cincinnati, OH
1999 – 2002, Associate General Counsel
* Division Counsel and Member of Board of Directors for First Student, Inc. – Corporate Secretary (wholly owned subsidiary of FirstGroup America, Inc.)
* Managed and directed outside legal counsel in civil litigation complaints
* Supervised and instructed insurance claims investigators and retained counsel on claims
* Regulated all corporate governance of federal and state compliance issues
* Approved all contracts, leases, rental agreements, and responses to requests for proposals
* Litigated Company’s grievance arbitrations, EEOC and NLRB charges
* Coordinated efforts in NLRB election campaigns
* Negotiated collective bargaining agreements & Implemented strike plan during disputes
HONORS
Ohio Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2006
CERTIFICATION
Ohio State Bar, Admitted, 1999
LAW SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF LAW, Cincinnati, OH
Juris Doctor, 1999
* Law Review, 1997- 1999
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, Notre Dame, IN
Bachelor of Arts, 1996, Double Major, Classics (Program of Liberal Studies) & Psychology
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