Our Labor and Employment team has extensive experience helping our clients resolve disputes both in and out of the courtroom. We are proud to work with a large and diverse group of local, regional, and national clients in a variety of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, mining, media, transportation, restaurant and food services, education, temporary and permanent staffing, and many others.
Practice Expertise
- Labor and Employment
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- ERISA Litigation
Areas of Practice
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- ERISA Litigation
- Labor and Employment
- Litigation
Profile
John Rodgers helps employers solve their employment-related problems. His practice is three-fold. First, he counsels clients on the numerous situations that can arise related to their employees, including termination and disciplinary decisions, reasonable accommodation issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), wage-and-hour issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state law, and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) problems. His goal is to work with clients in a practical, problem solving way.
Second, John helps clients in the transactional setting with their employees by drafting and negotiating employment agreements, including non-competition, non-solicitation agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.
Third, John represents public and private employers in employment-related litigation. He actively litigates employment disputes on behalf of employers and has handled discrimination and retaliation, wage and hour, FMLA, and non-compete cases in both state and federal court. He also devotes substantial attention to ERISA litigation (including claims for allegedly unpaid contributions to various plans) and representing individuals and businesses in conservatorship matters in probate court.
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 2011
- Kentucky, 2020
Court Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
- United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
- United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee
- United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky
- United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., 2011, summa cum laude; Order of the Coif
- Indiana University, B.A., 2005
Areas of Practice
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- ERISA Litigation
- Labor and Employment
- Litigation
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