Clark Whitney

Clark has a broad range of experience in employment law, including:

• Defending employers in single plaintiff and multi-party actions involving alleged violations of federal and state employment laws
• Defending companies against employment-related charges and complaints before administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, and the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations
• Advising employers on best practices for handling issues related to hiring, discipline, termination, employee leave, and accommodation requests. Serving as part-time in-house counsel in employment litigation team for large media and entertainment company
• Representing companies in connection with wage and hour audits by the state and federal Department of Labor

Education

• J.D., Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, 2005
• B.A., University of Virginia, 1997

Admission to Practice

• U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Temple American Inn of Court
• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

• Ogletree Deakins Briefing – “From Routine to Remote: Conducting Internal Investigations During the COVID-19 Crisis” – Philadelphia – October 22, 2020
• Ogletree Deakins Briefing – “Telecommuting: Where is Everyone Today?” – Philadelphia – March 11, 2020
• Ogletree Deakins Briefing – “Beyond Broken Bones: Mental Health Issues Under the ADA and FMLA” – Philadelphia  – September 11, 2019
• Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “Wearing Two Hats? Navigating the Dual-Hat Dilemma” – La Quinta – November 9, 2018
• Ogletree Deakins Briefing – “Flummoxed by the FMLA? An Interactive Workshop” – Philadelphia – September 27, 2018
• Ogletree Deakins Briefing – “To Resign or Not to Resign, That is the Question: Vacant Positions and the Accommodation Requirement ” – Philadelphia – June 6, 2017
• Ogletree Deakins Briefing – “Avoiding Employers’ Number 1 Risk – Retaliation Claims” – Philadelphia – November 8, 2016
• Ogletree Deakins Briefing – “No Union Required: How the NLRB is Reshaping the Workplace” – Philadelphia – November 19, 2015
• Ogletree Deakins Seminar – “Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation: How Much Is Enough and Is Anything Unreasonable?” – Hershey – September 2014
• Pennsylvania Bar Institute 11th Annual Nonprofit Institute – “Hiring, Firing, and Evaluations” – Philadelphia – May 21, 2013

• May 8, 2014 – SHRM.org – “Ignoring Reinstatement Requests Not Retaliation”

• Best Lawyers in America* (2018-present)
• Super Lawyers Rising Star * (2015)
• Super Lawyers* (2019-2023)
• The Legal 500 list, issued by Legalease LTD – United States 2016: Recommended in Labor and employment- Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions) – defense category

*No aspect of this communication has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. For methodology for selection for one of the honors above, please click on the following link.