Jacqueline Barrett is a Philadelphia employment lawyer and the Office Managing Shareholder of Ogletree Deakins’ Philadelphia office. As a management-side employment litigator, she defends employers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and nationwide against claims of workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and whistleblowing under Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, and other federal and state laws. She also defends wage and hour lawsuits, including class and collective actions brought pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law, and Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act. She has won numerous summary judgment motions for employers, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed several of those rulings. Jacqueline also has significant experience guiding employers through wage and hour audits.
Beyond the courtroom, Jacqueline counsels employers on day-to-day employment law issues, conducts workplace investigations into harassment and discrimination complaints, and leads anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training. She also reviews employee handbooks and workplace policies to ensure compliance with federal and Pennsylvania employment law.
Jacqueline appears before federal and state courts and administrative agencies, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, and the U.S. Department of Labor.
