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Chairman Vincent C. Gray at the
request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the appointment of Ms. John P. Isa to the Public Employee
Relations Board. RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
That this resolution may be cited as the “Public Employee Relations
Board John P. Isa Confirmation Resolution of 2009”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the
appointment of:
John P. Isa
1445 Church Street NW, #24
Washington, DC 20005
(Ward 2)
as a public member of the Public Employee Relations Board, established
by section 501 of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit
Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (DC Law 2-139; DC Official
Code 1-605.01), replacing Iris McCollum Green, whose term ended December
12, 2007, for a term to end December 12, 2010.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy
of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of
the Mayor.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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John P. Isa
1445 Church Street, NW #24
Washington, DC 20005
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Washington,
DC
Senior Associate, April 2001 - Present
- Represent employers in class and single plaintiff
actions arising under federal and state employment statutes including
FLSA, Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA and NLRA.
- Prepare motions, discovery responses, pleadings,
appellate briefs, position statements, settlement agreements,
noncompete agreements and offer letters.
- Represent employers at court hearings, arbitrations,
mediations and administrative proceedings before the EEOC, NLRB and
other government agencies.
- Conduct and defend depositions of parties, experts
and third party witnesses.
- Advise clients on proper handling of
reductions-in-force (RIFs) and prepare key related documents such as
severance agreements, plan documents and OWBPA disclosures.
- Conduct workplace investigations, wage & hour
audits and human resource audits.
- Ensure compliance with electronic discovery
obligations including meeting with in-house counsel and preparing
litigation hold directives, interviewing IT personnel to discuss
company capabilities and procedures and meeting with opposing counsel
to discuss discovery parameters.
- Worked in-house for two years at Wal-Mart, at
client's request, to:
- establish, hire and train in-house staff for the
Employment Practices Division and EEOC Compliance Group of the
General Counsel's office;
- advise the General Counsel of Employment
Practices Division on best human resource practices and litigation
prevention;
- assist the Associate General Counsel of the EEOC
Compliance Group in creating internal EEOC processes including
quality control and consistency in the preparation of EEOC
position statements, establishing a nationwide network of outside
counsel, tracking charges and allegations by state and facility
location to monitor potential class and management problems,
providing reports to executives of trends and critical areas for
improvement, and meeting with executives and directors to discuss
settlement options and case strategies; and
- counsel the Chief Diversity Officer on diversity
programs, diversity goals for executives, supplier diversity
programs and employee resource groups.
- Prepare ERISA plan documents and executive
compensation agreements and advise clients on compliance with DOL
and IRS regulations.
- Prepare articles on employment law trends and draft
policy speeches for testimony on Capitol Hill.
- Provide pro bono services to Human Rights Campaign,
United Cerebral Palsy, National AIDS Foundation and House of Ruth.
Tydings & Rosenberg LLP Baltimore,
MD
SummerAssociate/Associate, May 1998 - August 1998; September 2000 -
April 2001
- Researched and drafted memoranda, correspondence,
pleadings, discovery and motions in the areas of ERISA fiduciary
liability, products liability, medical malpractice and general
litigation matters.
- Successfully represented death row inmate in
religious freedom case at request of federal judge.
Maryland Court of
Appeals Annapolis, MD
Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Glenn T. Harrell, Jr., August
1999 - August 2000
- Drafted judicial opinions on federal and state law
issues including civil procedure, civil rights, legal ethics, torts,
criminal law, the death penalty, administrative law, employment law
and employee benefits for the state's highest court.
- Analyzed proposed changes to the Maryland Rules of
Civil Procedure and Professional Responsibility
Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund, Office
of General Counsel Alexandria, VA
Senior Lain Clerk, May 1996 - May 1998; August 1998 -June 1999
- Drafted memoranda, correspondence, pleadings,
affidavits, discovery and motions for breach of ERISA fiduciary duty
lawsuits.
- Researched issues involving ERISA fiduciary law,
labor law, bankruptcy and corporate law.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Hoffman & Hoffman Public
Relations Falls Church, VA
Media Consultant, September 1994 - May 1996
- Researched positive and negative press and
formulated media responses for international clients including the
World Health Organization, World Bank and International Labor
Organization.
- Drafted and edited press releases.
EDUCATION
American University, Washington College of Law Washington,
DC
Juris Doctor, May 1999,
cum laude
- Editorial Board, Journal of Gender & Social
Policy; published article in Spring 1998.
George Mason University, Public Policy
Institute Arlington, VA
Master of Arts
in International Commerce & Policy, May 1995, summa
cum laude
George Mason University Fairfax,
VA
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, May
1993, with honors
AFFILIATIONS & AWARDS
- Admitted, Maryland State Bar and District of
Columbia Bar.
- Board of Directors and Business Council, Human
Rights Campaign, October 2006 - Present.
- Recipient of Paul Hastings' 2007 Barbara Davis
Award for Excellence.
- Recipient of 2007 National Ally of Justice
Award, Human Rights Campaign, for pro bono services.
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