Cases
Representative Experience: Significant Representations: Represented employer before trial
appellate courts in EEOC-led pattern-
-practice case involving alleged discrimination on Native American reservations
Represented employer in several nationwide class actions under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
Represented employer in a jury trial alleging off-the-clock under the Fair Labor St
ard
Represented employer in four-week trial in wage
tort claims
contract claims asserted by an employee/shareholder
Represented health care provider in a week-long arbitration brought by physician/employee who alleged contract, wage payment, whistleblower
tort claims
Member of a National Coordinating Counsel team overseeing litigation of a large number of wage/hour class actions, FLSA collective actions
MDL proceedings on behalf of national employer
Represented multi-state employer in defense of Fair Labor St
ards Act off-the-clock cases
Defended executive in a contentious non-competition lawsuit - litigation included a four-day preliminary injunction over the non-competition clause
Advised employers in labor negotiations/strike planning in many different industries
involving wide variety of unions including IAM, UMW, IBEW, NABET, UAW, IATSE
SEIU
Represented employers in many representative case proceedings
unfair labor practice hearings, before the NLRB
John Lomax routinely represents private companies doing business on the Navajo Nation
other federally recognized Native American reservations. On the Navajo reservation, he advises employers on the Navajo Preference Employment Act
Navajo Nation Business Opportunity Act. He assists employers with i) investigations
charges before the Office of Navajo Labor Relations, ii) hearings before the Navajo Nation Labor Commission,
iii) cases before tribal
federal courts. In the course of representing companies doing business on reservations, John regularly advises companies on the regulatory expectations,
at times conflicting dem
s, the companies face under federal law
tribal laws. Drawing on his experience as an employer-side labor
employment lawyer, John works with clients to comply with applicable laws, develop strategies for community relations,
achieve business objectives while working with native peoples
their governments.
