Phoenix Office
One Renaissance Square Two North Central Avenue
Phoenix,
Arizona
85004
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Professional Experience
Craig O’Loughlin focuses in the areas of employment law advisement and litigation, OSHA compliance and defense, and public contract award protests. His experience includes:
- Defending employers in federal and state (California and Arizona) employee discrimination and retaliation litigation.
- Representing employers before the E.E.O.C., D.F.E.H. and A.C.R.D against discrimination and retaliation charges, including conducting investigations, drafting position statements, and participation in mediation/conciliation/arbitration.
- Advising employers on current trends and compliance with state and federal employment laws including the ADA, FMLA, FLSA, Title VII, California's Fair Employment and Housing Act, and Arizona's Employment Protection Act.
- Drafting and enforcing restrictive covenants, including non-competition, non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreements in the employment setting.
- Defending clients in matters of O.S.H.A. citations and related retaliation claims.
- Drafting comprehensive employment agreements, policies and handbooks for employers.
- Protesting awards and denials of public contracts by state and municipal entities.
Education and Honors
- Arizona State University College of Law (J.D., 2003)
Pedrick Scholar. ASU Law Journal, Articles Editor 2002-2003, Staff Writer 2001-2002. National Moot Court Team, Captain 2002-2003 (regional Champions), Member 2001-2002. The Order of Barristers, Moot Court Honor Society, 2003.
- Arizona State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999)
Degree: English. Dean’s List.
Bar Admissions
Arizona,
2003
California,
2009
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2010
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2009
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 2008
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2003
Professional Recognition
Selected for inclusion in the 2012 Southwest Super Lawyers ® list (Employment & Labor).
Professional and Civic Activities
American Bar Association (Member). Arizona State Bar Association (Member). Phoenix Sister Cities, Prague Committee (Member).
Languages
Czech
Slovak
Selected Presentations/Publications
- Presenter, “On-line Social Networking: Risks, Benefits and Practical Considerations,” Quarles & Brady’s Business Law Training, November 10, 2011.
- Presenter, “Avoiding FLSA Class and Collective Actions,” Arizona Payroll Association, October 20, 2009.
- Participant, Phoenix Business Journal's H1N1 Forum, October 13, 2009.
- “Current and Forecasted Trends in ADR,” January 2008.
- “Hiring and Terminating Foreign Nationals,” December 2007.
- “Compensation Issues Under Revised FLSA,” December 2007.
- “ADA Compliance Update,” November 2007.
- “Conducting Reductions in Workforce,” September 2007.
- “Workers’ Compensation Apportionment and the Special Fund,” June 2007.
- “Alternative and Supplemental Restrictive Covenants,” June 2007.
- “Immigration and Employment Law,” June 2007.
- “Overlap of ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation for Absent Employees,” May 2007.
- “Employer Immigration Issues and Pending Legislation,” April 2007.
- “Employee Discharge and Documentation,” February 2007.
- “Managing Problematic Employees,” January 2007.
- “Recent Developments in Wage and Hour Litigation,” January 2007.
- “Employer Liability for Data Privacy Breaches,” January 2007.
- “Preparing for Government Audits: DOL, ICE and OSHA,” January 2007.
- “Statutory and Regulatory Standards for Document Retention,” November 2006.
- “Document Practices that Defend Against Employment Litigation,” November 2006.
- “FLSA - Handling Policy Benefits,” October 2006.
- “FLSA - Minimizing the Abuse of Intermittent Leave,” October 2006.
- “Religion and the Workplace,” September 2006.
- “Understanding the Fair Labor Standards Act,” July 2006.
- “Managing Employee Misconduct,” July 2006.
- “Employee Documentation, Discipline and Termination,” July 2006.
- “Covenants Not To Compete in Arizona,” June 2006.
- “Reducing Liability Through Separation and Termination Agreements,” June 2006.
- “I-9 Compliance and Social Security Mismatch Letters,” May 2006.
- “Balancing Employee Privacy Rights and Workplace Confidentiality with Business Necessity,” April 2006.
- “Avoiding Discrimination Claims in Hiring Processes,” February 2006.
- “COBRA Rights and Benefits,” October 2005.
- “Employment Discrimination Law,” September 2005.
- “Arbitration Agreements in Arizona,” September 2005.
- “Recent FMLA Case Law and Trends,” July 2005.
- “HIPAA — What Employers Need to Know,” July 2005.
- “Compensation for Travel Time under the Fair Labor Standards Act,” June 2005.
- “Maintaining Personnel Files and Record Keeping,” June 2005.
- “Privacy Rights in the Workplace in the Internet Age,” May 2005.
- “Arizona Employment At-Will,” May 2005.
- “Employee Discharge and Documentation in Arizona,” April 2005.
- “Protecting Confidential Information with Restrictive Covenants,” February 2005.
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