Overview
Jason Patterson serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Public and private employers across multiple industries rely on Jason to navigate complex workforce issues. He approaches his practice with the discipline of a jazz musician, combining deep knowledge of the law with creativity and improvisation to deliver practical results.
Jason dedicates a significant portion of his practice to traditional labor matters, guiding employers through union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining negotiations, grievance arbitration, and unfair labor practice proceedings before the NLRB and state labor agencies. He counsels employers on labor relations strategies that help achieve business goals while ensuring transparency and healthy employee engagement.
In addition to his traditional labor work, Jason advises employers on core employment issues arising in day-to-day operations under federal, state, and local laws, including discrimination and retaliation claims, whistleblower matters, restrictive covenants and non-compete agreements, workplace investigations, wage and hour compliance, reasonable accommodations, health and safety matters, and workforce reductions. Drawing on prior service with the NLRB and the U.S. Department of Labor, Jason brings an insider’s perspective to compliance challenges and the defense of workplace claims. His time in-house at a global corporation enables him to deliver advice that is pragmatic, responsive, and aligned with the realities facing employers.
Outside of his practice, Jason enjoys spending time with his wife and their three children and performing as a jazz vibraphonist.