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EMPLOYMENT & LABOR LAW EXPERIENCE
Jonathan Hafen has extensive experience in federal and state courts with employment law issues including discrimination claims, trade secret disputes, breach of non-competition and non-solicitation covenants, as well as wage claims. Following his clerkship with the Honorable Monroe G. McKay of the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, Mr. Hafen practiced for three years at the Chicago office of Sidley & Austin. While at Sidley & Austin, Mr. Hafen spent significant time representing Commonwealth Edison on employment and regulatory matters. Since joining Parr Brown in 1995, he has handled numerous employment cases.
Representative clients for employment issues include Rotech Healthcare, Inc., Flanders Corporation, MountainWest Telecom, eCollege, Timpanogos Wireless, and Star Buffet.
Mr. Hafen has published and lectured widely on a variety of topics including legal ethics, litigation strategy and employment contracts and covenants not to compete. He has authored or co-authored articles appearing in The Harvard International Law Journal, St. John's Law Review, The Boston University Public Interest Law Journal, The BYU Law Review, and the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy. Most recently, Mr. Hafen co-authored "The Law and Economics of Post-Employment Covenants: A Unified Framework," which was published in the George Mason Law Review.
Mr. Hafen was named one of the top general commercial litigation lawyers in Utah in the 2008 edition of Chambers' America’s Leading Business Lawyers and listed in Utah Business Magazine’s 2009 Legal Elite in civil trial. He was also listed in the 2008 Mountain States Super Lawyers.
Publications & Speaking Engagements:
- "Employer may prorate bonus during FMLA leave," HR Magazine, December 2006.
- "ADA Mental Illness Claims Increase in the Workplace," The Corporate Counselor, October 2006.
- "Making Reasonable Accommodations for Employees With Mental Illness Under the ADA," Employee Benefits Plan Review, September 2006.
- "ADA Protection for Employees with Mental Illness," Best Practices in HR, August 19, 2006.
- “Naïve or Desperate? Investors continue to be swindled by investment schemes,” Financial Services Journal, February 2004.
- Panelist, ½ day CLE on expert testimony under applicable State and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (2004).
- “The Law and Economics of Post Employment Covenants: A Unified Framework," George Mason Law Review, 2003.
- "The Race to Res Judicata — A Practical Look at the First to File Rule," Utah Federal Bar Association Newsletter, October 2001.
