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BIO

Jonathan is a partner at Duane Morris LLP in its Employment Group.  He also is the Founder of the Duane Morris Institute, which provides business-focused training to HR professionals in-house counsel and other business leaders on myriad employment issues.

Jonathan’s practice focuses on maximizing legal compliance, minimizing legal risk and marrying culture with compliance.   The core of Jonathan’s practice is helping clients to develop systems to prevent discrimination, harassment and retaliation and to respond to alleged or actual discrimination, harassment and retaliation.

Jonathan provides direction and guidance to clients on privileged and non-privileged investigations. Jonathan also conducts privileged investigations in high-stakes matters.

Jonathan also works with employers to help maximize the inclusion of talent and minimize the legal risk in doing so. This work focuses not only on policies and practices but also on other communications and culture.

Jonathan has developed an expertise in religious freedom.  This includes helping companies maximize religious accommodations and inclusion and minimizing religious discrimination and harassment.

Jonathan has provided training to federal judges and other members of the federal judiciary on various employment issues for more than 25 years.

Jonathan has testified before the EEOC in Washington and Congressional Committees on various employment issues, including harassment.

Jonathan was appointed to and an active member of the EEOC’s Task Force on Harassment

Jonathan created and hosted a television special for PBS, the Sexual Harassment Quiz.

At national and local level, Jonathan has spoken at conferences sponsored by EEOC on topics such as racial, sexual and other forms of harassment, and ethical EEO compliance.

Jonathan has published almost 500 articles or blogs on third-party platforms, such as SHRM, Bloomberg, HR  Dive, Fortune, Entrepreneur and Law 360.

Previously the Legislative Director for PA SHRM, Jonathan is the Chair of the Pennsylvania Chamber’s Legislative Committee. Jonathan leads the group in providing counseling to the PA Chamber on pending legislation and in participating in drafting proposed legislation.

Jonathan has been cited as a national authority on employment issues in articles in the The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post The New York Times, The Harvard Business Review USAToday, Fortune, Philadelphia Inquirer, Associated Press, Reuters, Business Week, The Los Angeles Times, CNN Online, Money and the Philadelphia Business Journal, among many others.

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