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Jay Patton is a shareholder in the Birmingham, Alabama office of Ogletree Deakins and a member of the firm’s Government Contracting and Reporting Practice Group, where he specializes in government reporting including state pay reporting and federal reporting including EEO-1’s and VETS-4212’s. He also advises federal contractors and subcontractors on their continuing obligations. As a former Army officer and West Point graduate, Jay advises clients on military leaves of absence and related issues.
Jay’s work on state pay reporting includes advising clients on their reporting obligations as well as completing filings for clients. Jay has written extensively on state pay reporting and federal compliance reporting requirements. Jay’s work on USERRA leave and related military law issues includes advice and counsel as well as defending claims.
Some of the issues that Jay provides assistance and advice on include:
- State pay data reporting for California, Illinois, and Massachusetts
- EEO-1 and VETS-4212 Reports
- USERRA/military law practice
In addition to compliance reporting and work on military leaves of absence , Jay has spent more than twenty years advising companies on a variety of workplace issues including preparing and enforcing non-competition agreements, dealing with complex employee leave issues, defending employment discrimination lawsuits, and providing advice on difficult workplace issues. Jay graduated from West Point in 1987, served in the U.S. Army in Germany, and worked in industrial sales before attending law school.
