Jeremy S. Healey

Attorney | Portland | 503.778.2162 | healeyj@lanepowell.com

Areas of Practice

Jeremy Healey is a member of Lane Powell’s Labor and Employment Group.  Jeremy has significant experience in private-sector labor law, as well as employment litigation and counseling. Jeremy defends clients against EEOC claims, discrimination, harassment, hostile work environment and wrongful termination claims, and wage and hour violations. He advises employers regarding federal and state employment laws, provides sexual harassment training, drafts employee handbooks and personnel policies, and prepares separation and release agreements. He also handles employment issues involving the Internet and electronic communications, including issues pertaining to social media in the workplace. Jeremy has experience defending Fortune 500 employers in state and federal court, and also has significant experience defending employers in labor arbitration disputes.

Jeremy also has extensive experience representing colleges and universities, to whom he has provided advice regarding personnel policies, student disciplinary proceedings, the impact of the FLSA on unpaid student internships, the extent of judicial review for tenure decisions and student disciplinary proceedings and various issues arising under FERPA and the Clery Act.  He has also investigated and filed formal responses to government agencies, and drafted numerous handbooks for colleges including student handbooks, employee handbooks and faculty handbooks, as well as faculty conflict of interest and information technology policies.

Jeremy also works closely with his commercial litigation colleagues, including cases involving banking and lender liability, fair credit reporting, truth-in-lending and RESPA.

Professional Experience

• Law Clerk, Department of Justice, Labor and Employment
• Legal Intern, Evergreen International Aviation, Inc.

Admitted to Practice

• Oregon
• U.S. District Court, District of Oregon

Academics

• University of Oregon (J.D., 2008)
  • Volunteer, Prosecution Clinic, Jury Trial Experience
• Claremont McKenna College (B.S., 2005)

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

• Labor and Employment
• Education
• ERISA Litigation
• Litigation
• Mortgage and Consumer Finance
• Wage and Hour

Publications

• “Nonprofits: Make distinction between ‘paid’ and ‘volunteer’,” Portland Business Journal (September 24, 2010)
• “Why employee performance evaluations are important for every size business,” BUILDERnews, Co-author (December 2008)
• Jeremy is a frequent contributor and author for the Portland Business Journal’s labor and employment Q&A column titled “Ask the Legal Professionals”

Professional and Community Activities

• Mediator, Lane County Courthouse
• Member, Multnomah Bar Association

• Labor and Employment