Jamie Haar is of counsel in Ogletree Deakins’ New York office. Jamie’s practice focuses on representing employers in labor and employment matters including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, equal pay, and wage and hour claims. She has experience representing clients in a wide array of industries in labor and employment litigation before federal, state and local courts, agencies, mediators, and arbitrators. Jamie counsels and advises clients on compliance with federal, state, and city anti-discrimination laws and wage and hour laws as well as keeps clients up to date on new developments in the law. She has particular experience in counseling clients on best practices for structuring payment and predictive scheduling systems for their employees, record keeping and notice obligations, and the nuances of the Hospitality Industry Wage Order and the New York City Fair Workweek Law. Jamie also has extensive experience advising and defending clients in matters involving access for individuals with disabilities under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act – both architectural issues and website accessibility.
Jamie is a graduate of Hofstra University School of Law and served as the Managing Editor of Articles of the Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal. She earned her undergraduate degree from Middlebury College where she was a co-captain of the Middlebury Women’s Tennis Team.