Jennifer G. Betts

Office Managing Shareholder | Pittsburgh

Jenn Betts is the Office Managing Shareholder of Ogletree’s Pittsburgh office. She is also the co-chair of the firm’s national Technology Practice Group and a member of the Steering Committee of the firm’s Traditional Labor Practice Group.

Jenn has been representing employers in all areas of labor and employment law for over 15 years, including discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, retaliation, class and collective actions, non-competition and non-disclosure covenants, union campaigns, collective bargaining, and unfair labor practices. Jenn works with clients in an array of industries including technology companies, healthcare organizations, retailers, manufacturers, banks, and in the energy sector.

Jenn regularly litigates cases in federal and state court, arbitration, and in front of relevant administrative bodies like the National Labor Relations Board. Jenn has successfully represented employers in discrimination, traditional labor, wrongful termination, and wage and hour claims, including class and collective actions.

In addition to actively managing litigation, a significant portion of Jenn’s practice involves training, proactive counseling, and conducting audits on subjects like the impact of technology on the workplace, compliance with wage/hour laws, avoiding issues of workplace discrimination and harassment, and managing disability accommodation and leaves of absence requests.

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Experience

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Speeches

Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “The EU AI Act: What Employers Need to Know” – May 23, 2024
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “TECHPLACE™ Talk: The EU AI Act, Part I” – May 22, 2024
Navigating California Employment Law – “Being Smart With AI: Workplace Automated Decision-Making Tools and Generative AI in California” – Napa – February 29, 2024
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Best Practices for Handling Office Romance—‘Love Contracts’ and More” – February 14, 2024
Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “Labor Reform Without Legislation: The NLRB’s Top Priorities and Enforcement Efforts” – Phoenix – November 9, 2023
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2023: TECHPLACE™ Talk—ChatGPT, Biometrics, and AI? Oh My!” – June 9, 2023
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2023: Ogletree Deakins’ Annual Benchmarking Survey—Headlines and Trends” – June 1, 2023
Workplace Strategies Seminar – “2023 Benchmarking: The Top Issues for Employers” – San Diego – May 11, 2023
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Countdown to New York City’s Automated Employment Decision Tools Law: Final Rules and Related Initiatives” – April 24, 2023
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “McLaren Update—Lessons From the NLRB GC’s Recent Guidance on Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Clauses” – April 4, 2023
Navigating California Employment Law – “Workplace Tech Tips and Traps for California Employers” – Napa – March 2, 2023
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Drafting Severance, Settlement, and Employment Agreements After the NLRB’s McLaren Decision” – March 2, 2023
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “Technology and the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know About NLRB General Counsel Memo 23-02” – February 16, 2023
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “‘We Met at Work’—Employer Best Practices for Handling Office Romance” – February 13, 2023
Labor Law Solutions – “Technology and Social Media: Leveraging These Tools to Your Advantage” – Nashville – December 8, 2022
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Unraveling New York City’s Automated Employment Decision Tools Law” – November 17, 2022
Ogletree Deakins Signature Event – “Workplace 2023 . . . And Beyond” – Pinehurst – November 11, 2022
Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “Eye on AI: Utilizing Compliant Artificial Intelligence in Hiring” – Colorado Springs – September 23, 2022
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Revisiting Social Media Policies and Practices in the Age of the Employee/Influencer” – June 30, 2022
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “The EEOC’s New Guidance on the Use of Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence: What Employers Need to Know” – May 20, 2022
Workplace Strategies Seminar – “The Metaverse and Beyond: The Future of Technology in the Workplace” – Phoenix – May 6, 2022
Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Workplace Tech Tips and Traps: Achieving Business Objectives While Staying Compliant” – Phoenix – May 4, 2022
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Avoiding Technology Traps in 2022: Key Issues for Employers” – March 18, 2022
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “TECHPLACE™ Regulation in 2022: What Tech Employers and Users Should Expect” – January 21, 2022
Labor Law Solutions – “Labor Technology: Going Viral During the Pandemic?” – Las Vegas – December 2, 2021
Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – ““Futureproofing” Your Workforce Now: Trends, Tips, and Technology” – Amelia Island – November 12, 2021
Workplace Strategies Seminar – “A-I Powered Deepfakes: What Employers Need to Know” – Austin – June 25, 2021
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “TECHPLACE™ Talk: New United States and European Union Guidance Relating to Update on Regulation of Artificial Intelligence” – June 2, 2021
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “TECHPLACE™ Talk: AI and Emerging Technologies” – March 26, 2021
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “The TECHPLACE^TM in the Biden Administration” – February 16, 2021
Labor Law Solutions – “Tech Ethics: Model Rule 1.3, Modem Speed, and Managing Remotely” – December 3, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “TECHPLACE™ Talk: The Future of Work—A Global Perspective on the Impact of the Pandemic” – November 17, 2020
Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “AI, the Right Way: Avoiding Employment Discrimination With Artificial Intelligence” – November 12, 2020
2020 Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting – “Deepfakes 2.0: the Good, the Bar, and the Terrifying Revisited” – October 13, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – ” TECHPLACE™ Talk: Political Speech, Social Media, and Off-Duty Employee Conduct—The Trending Risks of Digital Reputational Damage” – September 15, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “TECHPLACE™ Talk: How the FTC’s Guidance on the Use of Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms Impacts Employers” – August 25, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “TECHPLACE™ Talk: Digital Contact Tracing Solutions to Slow the Spread of COVID-19” – August 10, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Virtual Conference – “The Accelerated Future of Workplace Technology: AI-Enabled Hiring, Wearable Monitoring, and Automation in the COVID-19 Era” – May 15, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “COVID-19 Update for Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia Employers” – April 16, 2020
Labor Law Solutions – “Artificial Intelligence and Organizing” – Nashville – December 6, 2019
Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “Management Blind Spots: Getting Accurate Information About Your Workforce” – New Orleans – November 16, 2019
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “Tech-Tuned Workplace, Episode 2: Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on the Workplace” – August 1, 2019
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “Tech-Tuned Workplace, Episode 1: Advanced Technologies” – June 25, 2019
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “The Future Is Now: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace” – Las Vegas – May 2, 2019
Ogletree Deakins Briefing – “New Trends and Legal Pitfalls Surrounding Performance Management” – Pittsburgh – September 13, 2018
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “The Straight Dope on Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act” – July 25, 2018
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies – “Healthcare Industry Roundtable Session” – Phoenix – May 9, 2018
Pittsburgh Human Resources Association – “Strategies for Reducing Risk when Dealing with Sensitive, Uncomfortable, and Awkward Situations with Employees” – Pittsburgh – December 1, 2017
Pittsburgh Human Resources Association – “Top Wage and Hour Problems for Employers” – Pittsburgh – December 1, 2017
Association of Corporate Counsel – “Workplaces Undergoing Corporate Change: Managing the Key Issues” – Pittsburgh – November 16, 2017
Ogletree Deakins Seminar – “Under (Less?) Pressure: The NLRB Under President Trump” – Pittsburgh – March 28, 2017
Ogletree Deakins Employment Law Seminar – “Workplace Investigations: Get it Right or Pay the Price” – Cranberry – November 22, 2016
Ogletree Deakins Briefing – “Understanding and Preparing for the New Overtime Regulations” – Pittsburgh – September 26, 2016
Ogletree Deakins Briefing – “Understanding and Preparing for the New Overtime Regulations” – Pittsburgh – May 26, 2016
Healthcare Human Resources Professionals of Pennsylvania – “FLSA Hot Topics, including the new Overtime Regulations and the latest guidance from the Wage & Hour Division on Joint and Single Employer Relationships” – Grove City – May 20, 2016
Pittsburgh Labor & Employment Law Seminar – “The “Internet of Things”: Your Latest Blind Spot” – Pittsburgh – April 5, 2016
Sterling Education Services – “The Ever-Changing Landscape of FLSA/Wage & Hour Issues” – Pittsburgh – February 24, 2016
Ogletree Deakins Employment Law Seminar – “Disgruntled, Computer Literate, and Focused on You: Defusing Social Media Issues” – Pittsburgh – November 4, 2014
Ogletree Deakins Employment Law Seminar – “Don’t Bet on Lady Luck: Will Your Non-Union Handbook Survive NLRB Scrutiny?” – Pittsburgh – November 4, 2014
Ogletree Deakins Employment Law Update – “Current Trends in Union ‘Corporate Campaigns'” – Pittsburgh – March 26, 2014
Ogletree Deakins Confronting LTC Labor Law’s Current Critical Challenges Seminar – “What’s Happening with the NLRB” – Pittsburgh – April 22, 2013

Published Works

Media Quotes

May 22, 2024 – Bloomberg Law – “US’s First State AI Bias Law Lets Job Seekers Fight Rejections”
April 12, 2024 – Bloomberg Law – “AI Revolution in Employment Tools Surfaces Risks for Businesses”
November 7, 2023 – SHRM – “NLRB’s Joint Employer Rule: Do You Want to Control Other Employers’ Workers?”
July 17, 2023 – Atlanta Business Chronicle – “AI applications in the workplace — and how to avoid technology traps (podcast)”
May 31, 2023 – SHRM Online – “NLRB General Counsel: Noncompete Agreements Usually Are Unlawful”
May 31, 2023 – International Employment Lawyer – “Non-competes violate federal law, opines NLRB’s top lawyer”
May 30, 2023 – Law360 – “Top NLRB Prosecutor Targets Noncompetes In New Memo”
May 2, 2023 – Law360 – “3 Takeaways As NLRB Restores Worker Outburst Protections”
May 2, 2023 – SHRM Online – “NLRB Changes Standard for Employers Disciplining Misconduct”
April 27, 2023 – SHRM Online – “How to Create the Best ChatGPT Policies”
April 19, 2023 – SHRM Online – “Proposed NLRB Rule Would Make Union Decertification More Difficult”
February 15, 2023 – Law360 – “As Workplace Surveillance Rises, Lawmakers Are Taking Note”
February 14, 2023 – Law360 – “My Virtual Valentine: Online Rules Crucial In Pandemic Era”
January 12, 2023 – Bloomberg Law – “EEOC Targets AI-Based Hiring Bias in Draft Enforcement Plan (1)”
November 2, 2022 – Bloomberg Law – “Employers Face Robust Monitoring Disclosure in Labor Board Plan”
November 2, 2022 – SHRM Online – “Proposal Would Restrict Electronic Monitoring Nationwide”
October 31, 2022 – Law360 – “NLRB Top Cop Sets Sights On Monitoring, Productivity Tech”
October 6, 2022 – Law360 – “White House’s AI Guidance Puts Employers On Notice”
August 31, 2022 – Employee Benefits News – “AI and DEI: Why NYC will limit the use of digital tools in recruiting”
May 13, 2022 – Law360 – “AI Discrimination Is On The Feds’ Radar. What’s Next?”
May 12, 2022 – Bloomberg Law – “Disability Bias in AI Hiring Tools Targeted in US Guidance”
May 12, 2022 – HR Dive – “DOJ, EEOC ‘sounding alarm’ on how AI, related tools can violate ADA”
March 16, 2022 – The Indiana Lawyer – “In-house legal departments expecting labor and employment disputes to drive surge in class actions”
September 6, 2021 – ValueWalk – “Remote Employee Monitoring: Pros, Cons, and How To Do It Right”
May 27, 2021 – Law360 – “3 Tips For Unionized Employers Navigating Return To ‘Normal'”
May 26, 2021 – Law360 – “New Common Ground For Unions And Employers: Safety First”
March 25, 2021 – Law360 – “4 Tips For Using Virtual Reality To Boost Workplace Diversity”
March 23, 2021 – ABA Journal – “AI certification initiatives could prove very useful to legal industry, experts say”
November 25, 2020 – Bloomberg Law – “Resurgent Virus Forces Businesses to Revisit Telework, Wage Laws”
October 13, 2020 – Law360 – “What In-House Counsel Should Know About ‘Deepfakes'”
June 5, 2020 – Law360 – “Privacy Risks Lurk In Tech-Heavy Return-To-Work Plans”
June 3, 2020 – SHRM Online – “Wearables Enable Distancing, Contact Tracing at Work”
June 2, 2020 – SHRM Online – “Contact Tracing for Employers”
May 12, 2020 – SHRM Online – “Contact-Tracing Apps Can Keep Tabs on Coronavirus”
May 11, 2020 – SHRM Online – “Know the Risks When Monitoring Remote Workers”
April 30, 2020 – Bloomberg Law – “Reopening Businesses Face State Virus Workplace-Safety Orders”
February 10, 2020 – PS News – “Shades of grey: Should HR regulate romance at work?”
January 2, 2020 – Bloomberg Law – “Courts Block State Laws Aimed at Protecting Workers, For Now”
December 12, 2019 – SHRM Online – “AI: Discriminatory Data In, Discrimination Out”
November 18, 2019 – HR Dive – “Can — or should — HR fire an employee because of a social media post?”
November 12, 2019 – Bloomberg Law – “AI Hiring Could Mean Robot Discrimination Will Head to Courts”
September 12, 2019 – Atlanta Business Chronicle – “Benefits and risks of advanced technologies in the workplace: what employers need to know (podcast)”
May 23, 2019 – SHRM Online – “DOL to Seek Comments on Improving the FMLA”
March 26, 2019 – SHRM Online – “#MeToo Jumpstarts Tech Push to Combat Harassment”
March 25, 2019 – SHRM Online – “Tips for Finding Former Employees Who Are Key Witnesses”
February 20, 2019 – SHRM Online – “‘Ghosted’ by a Former Employee? Here’s What to Do with a Returned Check or W-2”
October 18, 2018 – SHRM Online – “Is Mere Existence of Anti-Harassment Policy Enough to Win Disputes?”
August 24, 2018 – SHRM Online – “Pennsylvania Employers May See Big Changes to Overtime Exemptions”
July 30, 2018 – Bloomberg BNA – “Hey, Alexa: Put Inclusion on the Agenda”
July 16, 2018 – HR Dive – “How to ask the right interview questions — and avoid the wrong ones”
May 11, 2018 – SHRM Online – “Federal Overtime Rule Changes Are Coming”
April 27, 2018 – SHRM Online – “Employers Urged to Stock Opioid Overdose Antidote”
April 16, 2018 – SHRM Online – “Treat ‘Vent Letters’ Like Exit Interviews”
May 24, 2017 – SHRM Online – “Uptick in Positive Drug Tests Shows Need to Revisit Employment Policies”
August 19, 2016 – Allegheny County Bar Association Lawyers Journal – “How to Plan for Implementation of New Overtime-Pay Threshold””