Jonathan Decker

About Jonathan Decker

As a seasoned legal advisor with deep expertise in labor and employment law, human…

Experience

1. Attorney and Executive Director, Office of Contract Implementation

   Cleveland Metropolitan School District

   Sep 2025 — Present

   Manage the District’s Office of Contract Implementation, including management of department processes and staff. Administer and manage the implementation of collective bargaining agreements between the District and its multiple labor union partners.Lead efforts and initiatives to ensure that the District complies with all employees and labor-related local, state, and federal laws, guidelines, and regulations. Plan action steps and goals for improving employee-management relationships to support contractual duties.Oversee District grievance processes to ensure timely and contractually aligned grievance responses, implementation of grievance resolutions, and timely payment of any compensation due from those resolutions. Oversee District employee discipline processes to ensure school-level / local managers implement appropriate and consistent discipline protocols, oversees administrative-level discipline processes, and prepares the CEO and Board to issue determinations on disciplinary matters.Serve as a hearing officer for various employee discipline and transfer matters.Develop and conduct training to employee groups on the application of contract language;Provide interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement for managers and staff.Advise appropriate District administrators regarding sensitive labor relations matters, including grievances and arbitration procedures, performance issues, and disciplinary actions.Facilitate ongoing communication and working relationships with employee representative organizations, including coordination of joint labor-management committees;Lead the District’s processes for collective bargaining negotiations with its various labor unions.Lead the District in resolving, preparing for, and participating in labor arbitration matters.

Education

• Cleveland State University College of Law

  Juris Doctorate, Law

  2009 — 2012

• Miami University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science, Spanish

  2005 — 2009

Skills

• Pleadings
• Personal Injury
• Legal Issues
• Westlaw
• Civil Litigation
• Trials
• Criminal Law
• Litigation Support
• Discrimination
• Appeals
• Legal Research
• Courts
• Administrative Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Contracts
• Mediation
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Employment Law
• Employment Law Compliance
• Corporate Law