Jordan E. Stephens

Jordan Stephens is an experienced labor and employment attorney who advises public and private employers in day-to-day human resources matters, including providing strategic advice, conducting trainings, preparing agreements and protective covenants, assisting on mergers and acquisitions and related transactions, and litigating employment matters before administrative agencies and federal and state courts. Jordan previously worked at law firms in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Jordan has 16 years of experience representing private sector employers as well as local government (including port districts and utility districts), health care, commercial enterprises, higher education, and nonprofits.

Jordan enjoys developing partnerships with her clients and approaches employment and labor relations matters creatively and strategically. Her areas of focus include:

• Managing protected leave, particularly in the areas of the Paid Sick Leave, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML), including advising on PFML Voluntary Plans.
• Advising employers regarding reasonable accommodations for disabilities, religious beliefs, pregnancy, and other protected accommodations.
• Partnering with employers in preparing employee handbooks.