Jesse Stavis
Associate
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Phone: +1 215 979 1518
- Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
USA
Jesse S. Stavis practices in the areas of traditional labor and employment law. Mr. Stavis represents private sector and non-profit employers in litigation at both the state and federal level in a range of employment matters, including issues related to unionization and collective bargaining, age, race, gender, and disability discrimination, sexual harassment, and wage and hour law. He frequently represents employers in labor and employment arbitration proceedings and before various administrative agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.
Mr. Stavis also advises employers on a range of workplace issues, including compliance with federal, state, and local laws governing the workplace. Mr. Stavis assists employers by reviewing and drafting employment policies and handbooks and termination and severance agreements.
Mr. Stavis is a 2022 cum laude graduate of Cornell Law School, where he was notes editor of the Cornell Law Review. In 2016, he received a Ph.D. and in 2010 an M.A. in Slavic Languages and Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and in 2007 he received a B.A. in Russian from Haverford College. He is fluent in Russian.
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
Education
- Cornell Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2022
- Notes Editor, Cornell Law Review - University of Wisconsin--Madison, Ph.D., Slavic Languages and Literature, 2016
- University of Wisconsin--Madison, M.A., Slavic Languages and Literature, 2010
- Haverford College, B.A., 2007
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Associate, 2022-present
Selected Publications
- Co-author, "Acting NLRB General Counsel Hints at Pro-Employer Agenda in Rescinding Predecessor’s Memos," Duane Morris Alert, February 28, 2025
- Co-author, "NLRB Reinstates 'Clear and Unmistakable Waiver' Standard for Unilateral Changes," Duane Morris Alert, December 17, 2024; Republished in The Journal of Federal Agency Action, Volume 3, Number 2, March-April 2025
- Co-author, "NLRB Decision Clarifies Wright Line Burden Applied in Mixed Motive Cases," Duane Morris Alert, September 5, 2023
- Co-author, "How Marijuana Pardons Affect Employee Background Checks," Law360, February 01, 2023
- Co-author, "New Year Brings New Minimum Wages for New Jersey Employers," Duane Morris Alert, December 2, 2022
- Co-author, "New Jersey Supreme Court Defines Elements of Failure to Accommodate Claim," Duane Morris Alert, July 12, 2021
Representative Matters
Defeated attempt to expand an existing union by securing withdrawal of election petition.
Negotiated favorable settlement for staffing firm in disability discrimination case; won several pre-trial motions prior to settlement.
Oversaw labor relations for nonprofit organization by supervising grievance and arbitration process and providing management training on labor relations.
Represented large healthcare provider in major unionization drive by preparing responses to union requests for information and election petitions.
Prepared union election campaign strategy for nonprofit organization.
Advised international company on outsourcing of production and storage facilities.