John Ellis

About John Ellis

Management-side labor and employment attorney providing assistance on a full range of legal issues, including discipline and discharge, disability accommodation and leaves of absence, wage and hour issues, workforce planning, and supervisory training. Licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New York.

Experience

1. Attorney

   Ufberg & Associates, Llp

   May 2012 — Present · Scranton, PA, US

   Provides advice, consultation and representation to employers on a full range of labor and employment-related legal issues, including discipline and discharge, workplace investigations, wage and hour audits, executive compensation, leave and disability accommodation issues, workplace privacy concerns, grievances, restrictive covenants / non-competes; and workforce planning issues attendant to reductions in force and purchase or sale of businesses. Trains managers and supervisors on legal compliance issues. Represents employers in administrative cases before the EEOC, PHRC, NLRB and other administrative bodies, and in court proceedings. Drafts disciplinary documentation, labor and employment contracts, separation agreements, and other employment-related documents.

Education

• Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

  JD

  2002 — 2005

• University of Scranton

  BA, History, Political Science, Philosophy

  1995 — 1999

• University of Scranton

  MA, History

  1997 — 1999

Skills

• Hearings
• Pleadings
• Wage & Hour
• Unemployment Compensation
• Employment Discrimination
• Labor Relations
• Discrimination
• Legal Assistance
• Arbitration
• Employment Law
• Legal Research
• Legal Writing
• Appeals
• Employee Handbooks
• Hipaa
• Disciplinary Action
• Private Investigations
• Legal Issues
• Employment Contracts
• Employee Relations
• Legal Compliance