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Kimberly Y. Jones
Counsel
Boston
Kimberly Jones counsels and represents employers, senior executives and human resource professionals in labor and employment matters. She works with her clients to prevent, identify and resolve discrimination claims and sexual harassment complaints and to conduct effective workplace investigations. Much of her work involves creating proactive solutions to employment problems through, for example, discrimination and harassment prevention training and the preparation of personnel policies, employment handbooks, and other employer-generated documents that are compliant with federal and state laws and promote a positive working environment. Kimberly also negotiates and prepares employment, non-competition, and severance agreements.
When employment disputes arise, Kimberly represents and defends corporate clients and business owners in state and federal court, before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings, including arbitrations and mediations. She counsels employers on litigation avoidance by emphasizing proper procedures for interviewing and hiring, employee misconduct, leave-of-absence requests under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), discipline and discharge decisions and related personnel matters. Reflecting this emphasis, Kimberly is a MCAD Certified Trainer in Discrimination Prevention and Harassment Prevention in the Workplace. Kimberly has also lectured on various topics in her field, including programs conducted by the Boston Bar Association and various industry organizations.
In recent years, Kimberly has developed an additional practice focus representing and advising religious institutions in matters involving church autonomy, discipline and canon law.
Bars and Court Admissions
Massachusetts
New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
professional / civic involvement
Boston Bar Association Council, Member
Boston Bar Journal, Board of Editors
Boston Bar Association Labor and Employment Steering Committee, Member, Open House/Judicial Panel Committee and former Liaison to the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD)
Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association, former Vice President
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Employment and Labor Law Curriculum Advisory Committee, Member
American Bar Association, Member
National Bar Association, Member
New England Human Resources Association (NEHRA), Member
SPEECHES AND CONFERENCES
Moderator, "Practicing Law in Boston - Strategies for Success For Lawyers of Color," Boston Bar Association, July 2007
Co-Chair, "Wrongful Termination and Exceptions to Employment At-Will," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), June 2007
Speaker, "Solutions to Growing Workplace Violence Concerns: Impact on the Workplace and Methods to Prevent and Respond to Situations That Could Threaten Your Organization," Council on Education in Management, January 2007
Moderator, "Success Strategies for Attorneys of Color," Boston Bar Association, July 2006
Speaker, "Avoiding Misclassifications and Improper Salary Deductions for Exempt Employees Under the Revised FLSA White-Collar Exemption Regulations," Council on Education in Management, June 2006
Speaker, "Recruiting, Interviewing and Hiring: Navigating the High Seas of the Pre-Employment Process," The Human Resources Consortium, June 2006
Panelist, "Human Resources and the Law: Preserving the At-Will Employment Doctrine," The Human Resources Organization, March 2006
Panelist, "Where c. 151B, Workers' Compensation and Federal Laws Clash: The Bermuda Triangle of Employment Law," MCLE, February 2006.
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