Jonathan J. Spitz

Jonathan J. Spitz is a Principal in the Atlanta, Georgia, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He is Co-Leader of the firm’s Labor and Preventive Practices Group.

Mr. Spitz lectures extensively, conducts management training, and advises clients with respect to legislative and regulatory initiatives, corporate strategies, business ethics, social media issues and the changing regulatory landscape. He understands the practical and operational needs of corporate America, helping design pragmatic strategies to minimize risk and maximize performance. He has represented management in dozens of counter-organizing drives and participated in countless unfair labor practice proceedings, discrimination charges and other matters before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other federal and state administrative agencies, as well as in collective bargaining, arbitration and in employment litigation before state and federal courts. Mr. Spitz regularly counsels employers in employee relations and discipline and discharge matters, and also assists employers in drafting employment policies and in complying with the Family and Medical Leave Act, drug testing laws and regulations, the Americans with Disabilities Act and other federal and state employment laws.

Mr. Spitz has been quoted by the press on many labor matters, including the National Labor Relations Board’s recent initiatives on protected concerted activity and expedited election procedures. He has extensive experience assisting employers in creating union and litigation avoidance strategies suitable to the individual organization, values and industry. He regularly leads teams conducting multi-facility labor vulnerability assessments and has advises employers in responding to corporate campaigns and demands for card check and neutrality.

Honors and Recognitions

•Chambers USA, “Leader in the Field” (2009-2010)

Published Works

•Employer’s Guide to Union Organizing Campaigns, Aspen Publishers, 2007 [Contributing Author]

Jonathan J. Spitz In the News

Jonathan Spitz Comments on the NLRB Postponing Union Election Voting Due to COVID-19

March 26, 2020 • Bloomberg Law

Richard F. Vitarelli Named Co-Leader of Jackson Lewis' National Labor Practice

January 14, 2020 • Jackson Lewis

Philip Rosen, Jonathan Spitz and James Verdi Author Mexico’s Overhaul of Federal Labor Laws: Updates, Timelines for Employers

September 3, 2019 • SHRM

Jonathan J. Spitz Publications

newsletter

Top Five Labor Law Developments for April 2020

May 18, 2020

special-report

Plan Ahead, Employers: NLRB Ordering Mail Ballot Elections Because of COVID-19 Pandemic

April 29, 2020

article

NLRB: Contract Coverage Standard Is No Defense to Unilateral Change Unless CBA ‘Explicitly’ Says So

April 23, 2020

Webinars

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COVID-19: Daily Briefing - How to Avoid Legal Pitfalls When Workers Won’t Work

4 - 4:30 PM EST
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Jonathan J. Spitz Blog Posts

Labor & Collective Bargaining

Despite Court Ruling, NLRB Implements Much of New Election Rule

June 4, 2020
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor

NLRB Division of Judges to Resume Unfair Labor Practice Hearings in June

May 18, 2020
Labor & Collective Bargaining

NLRB Division of Judges to Resume Unfair Labor Practice Hearings in June

May 18, 2020