Jourdan D. Day

Specialization

• Labor & Employment
  • State and federal workplace safety and health
  • Employment law compliance counseling
  • Reductions-in-force and restructuring
  • Recruiting, hiring and training
  • NLRB and other unfair labor practices representation
  • Employment litigation
  • Leave, FMLA and ADA reasonable accommodation counseling
  • Public sector collective bargaining
  • Wage and hour compliance
  • Workplace safety
• LGBTQ+ Business

About Jourdan's Practice

Jourdan Day practices in a wide variety of labor and employment law areas. She has experience defending discrimination and retaliation charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission. Jourdan also assists with Title IX matters, including investigations where she conducts interviews, analyzes evidence presented by all parties and documents her findings for the client. She represents clients in labor negotiations and counsels clients regarding collective bargaining agreements, unfair labor practices and union avoidance matters.

She helps clients with compliance matters and best practices in areas including discipline and terminations, Title VII, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

Prior to joining Porter Wright, Jourdan held a fellowship in the Office of Legal Affairs at The Ohio State University where she provided in-house counsel on policies and practices and other matters affecting public sector employers, including collective bargaining, civil service laws and first amendment issues. During law school, Jourdan served as a law clerk for the Civil Division of the Columbus City Attorney and held a Judicial Externship for the Honorable Judge Robert G. Montgomery for the Franklin County Probate Court.

Education

• The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law  (J.D., 2014)
• The Ohio State University John Glenn School of Public Affairs  (M.A., 2014)
• The Ohio State University  (B.A., magna cum laude, 2011)

Major Publications & Speaking Engagements

• Co-Editor, Ohio Employment Law Letter
• Contributing Editor, Great Lakes Employment Law Letter
• Quoted, "Policy Changes on the Way as Bill Ending Sexual Harassment Arbitration Passes," HR Daily Advisor, February 11, 2022
• Author, "OSHA won't enforce vaccine rule while 6th Circuit weighs consolidated challenges," Ohio Employment Law Letter, November 2021, and HR Daily Advisor, November 18, 2021
• Co-Author, "Court deems broken toe and voicemails were sufficient for FMLA claims," Ohio Employment Law Letter, August 2021, and HR Daily Advisor, July 30, 2021
• Author, "Employee may still be entitled to bonus after watching pornography at work," Ohio Employment Law Letter, July 2021, and HR Daily Advisor, July 22, 2021
• Author, "Is failure to reveal sealed conviction grounds for termination?" Ohio Employment Law Letter, September 2017, and HR Daily Advisor, October 17, 2017

Professional Recognition

• Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch, Labor and Employment Law - Management, 2021-2022

Admitted to Practice

• Ohio
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio