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Gerard K. ("Jerry") Rodriguez is a member of Husch & Eppenberger's Litigation Department and Labor & Employment Practice Group in St. Louis, Missouri. Jerry's trial practice focuses on business and employment litigation predominantly in the areas of trade secret litigation, business ethics, and contractual enforcement. Jerry's business-trial experience is nationwide in both state and federal courts. At last count, Jerry had successfully tried numerous trade secret, non-competition/non-solicitation, and fiduciary duty cases in no less than fifteen different states and numerous additional federal courts across the country.
In addition to his extensive business litigation practice, Jerry also represents management and advises employers on litigation prevention, defending employment discrimination claims, and a range of employer and management training and development programs. Jerry has additional expertise developing, instituting, and defending both internal and external management compliance programs, including affirmative action, diversity, and employee/executive compensation programs.
Prior to joining Husch & Eppenberger, Jerry also served as in-house employment and business litigation counsel for Washington University in St. Louis and Washington University School of Medicine.
Practice Areas:
General Business Litigation, Labor & Employment
Education:
J.D., University of Kansas School of Law (1985).
B.A., Political Science, University of Kansas (1982).
Admissions:
Missouri (1985).
Legal Associations:
American Bar Association (Labor & Employment Section, Dispute Resolution Section and the ABA Minority Counsel Program); The Missouri Bar; The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; Hispanic National Bar Association.
Publications:
Author, "Treatise on the Fair Labor Standards Act," Public Employee Section, American Bar Association;
Editor, "The Salary Basis Test for Public Employers," 1998 BNA Wage and Hour Supplement.
Speaking Engagements:
Fair Labor Standards Act: New White Collar Overtime Exemptions, July/Aug 2004;
Americans with Disabilities: Dispelling Common Myths under the ADA, October 2003;
Affirmative Action: The Business Case for Diversity in the Workplace, May 2003;
Employment Litigation: Noncompete/Trade Secret Litigation, May 2001;
Wage & Hour: The Family and Medical Leave Act, March 2000;
Management Consulting: Employee Discharge and Documentation, June 2000. | 