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Jonathan C. Fritts

Partner

Washington, DC Phone +1.202.739.5867 Fax +1.202.739.3001

1111 Pennsylvania Ave. NW//Washington, DC 20004-2541//United States

Jonathan C. Fritts represents clients in collective bargaining, arbitration, and litigation related to the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act. Jonathan’s clients include companies in the maritime, airline, railroad, construction, retail food, and hotel industries, as well as manufacturing enterprises and private universities. He represents clients in all levels of US federal court, as well as in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, the National Mediation Board, and in arbitration.

Jonathan represents and counsels clients in the negotiation and administration of multiunion project labor agreements on major construction industry projects. He also advises clients on labor law issues in corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, plant closings, relocations, and outsourcings. Jonathan is also the leader of the labor and employment practice for the Washington, DC office.

Jonathan is a former co-chair of the American Bar Association’s committee on practice and procedure under the National Labor Relations Act.

Awards and Affiliations

Recognized, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Washington, DC, The Best Lawyers in America (2023)

Client Service All-Star, BTI Consulting Group (2022)

Ranked, Labor & Employment, District of Columbia, Chambers USA (2021, 2022)

Hall of Fame, Labor and employment: Labor-management relations, The Legal 500 US (2020–2022)

Leading Lawyer, Labor and employment: Labor-management relations, The Legal 500 US (2017–2019)

Recommended, Labor and employment: Labor-management relations, The Legal 500 US (2014–2016)

Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Employment, Law360 (2017, 2019)

Winner, The National Law Journal’s Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment (2014)

Former Employer Co-Chair, Committee on Practice and Procedure Under the NLRA, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law

Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center

Chapter Editor, How to Take a Case Before the NLRB

Contributing Editor, The Developing Labor Law

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Ninth, Eleventh, and District of Columbia Circuits
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, 1998, J.D.
  • University of Virginia, 1994, B.A.

Sectors

Services

Regions

Events

6/22/2021 - 2021 Virtual Collective Bargaining Conference
4/23/2020 - Implications of Labor Initiatives During the Coronavirus Crisis: An Inside-the-Beltway Perspective
3/26/2020 - COVID-19 and Labor Law: What Employee Actions Are “Protected,” Union Bargaining Issues, the NLRB, and More
9/18/2019 - Power Plant Closures and Repowering Roundtable
9/27/2018 - Airline and Railroad Labor and Employment Law 2018 – American Law Institute CLE Program
6/5/2018 - District of Columbia Bar Webinar: Supreme Court Update - Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis
1/4/2018 - NLRB End of Term Roundup Extravaganza
4/5/2017 - HR Policy Association Spring 2017 Labor Conference Workshop
9/21/2016 - When College Students Unionize
9/15/2015 - Employers Take Note: Does the NLRB Want to Restructure Your Business
4/23/2015 - NLRB’s “Quickie” Election Rules: Litigation and Implementation Update
2/23/2015 - National Adjunct Walkout Day – What Should You Be Doing?
2/11/2013 - Noel Canning: Is the NLRB in for Another Recess?
5/16/2012 - Labor and Employment Issues for Companies Developing New Transmission and/or Generation Facilities
6/8/2011 - Social Media, Unions, and the NLRB
10/5/2010 - University Administrators Prepare: Renewed Efforts to Organize Graduate Teaching Assistants on the Horizon

News

2/8/2022 - BTI Consulting Names 7 Morgan Lewis Partners as 2022 ‘Client Service All-Stars’
6/19/2019 - College of Labor & Employment Lawyers Elects 4 Morgan Lewis Partners
5/30/2018 - Morgan Lewis Named DC Litigation Department of the Year for Labor and Employment by The National Law Journal
6/30/2014 - Morgan Lewis Named Washington, D.C. Labor & Employment Litigation Dept. of the Year: The National Law Journal Salutes Firm for Depth and Variety of Matters
6/18/2014 - Advocates Square Off in Fight Over E-Mail As NLRB Considers Major Policy Change, BNA Daily Labor Report
5/14/2014 - New Joint-Employer Standard Could Expand NLRB's Reach, Law360
4/17/2014 - NLRB Holds Public Meeting on Proposal, Hears Concerns About Speed of Elections, BNA Health Law Reporter
4/10/2014 - NLRB Opens Public Meeting on Rulemaking And Comments Focus on Election Case Speed, BNA Daily Labor Report
3/31/2014 - University Can Take Football Case to NLRB, But Courts May Make Call on Player Rights, BNA Daily Labor Report
3/27/2014 - Labor Lawyers Predict NLRB Fumble on Football Decision, National Law Journal
3/27/2014 - Labor Lawyers Predict NLRB Fumble on Football Decision, The American Lawyer
3/26/2014 - Still Early In The Game For College Players' Union Drive, Law360
5/26/2011 - Morgan Lewis Partner Testifies Before House Subcommittee on Corporate Campaigns and the NLRB

Publications

12/20/2017 - Trump National Labor Relations Board Reverses Major Obama-Era Decisions
3/28/2017 - US Supreme Court Invalidates NLRB Acting General Counsel Appointment
3/23/2017 - Recent Developments in the NLRB’s Joint and Single Employer Doctrines
7/18/2016 - NLRB Expands Temporary/Contingent Worker Organizing Rights
8/28/2015 - NLRB Vastly Expands Its Joint-Employer Standard
7/8/2015 - NLRB Limits Confidentiality in Workplace Investigations
11/6/2014 - NLRB Reaffirms 2012 D. R. Horton Decision
6/26/2014 - U.S. Supreme Court Issues Historic Noel Canning Decision
5/24/2014 - What Should You Do When an Adjunct Faculty Union Comes to Town?, presented at the CUPA-HR Eastern Region Conference
4/7/2014 - National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) public meeting on proposed regulations for processing union election petitions
4/1/2014 - Presenter, Morgan Lewis Labor and Employment Practice 19th Collective Bargaining Conference, Washington, D.C.
11/8/2013 - Meet the NLRB General Counsel, presented at the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law 7th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference
2/11/2013 - Noel Canning: Is the NLRB in for Another Recess?
11/14/2012 - Social Media: Emerging Risks Facing Corporate America
11/13/2012 - Presenter, The American Law Institute Conference on Airline and Railroad Labor and Employment Law: A Comprehensive Analysis, Washington, D.C.
11/2/2012 - Capital Investments, the NLRA, and Boeing – the Impact of a 77-Year Old Statute on Where and How Businesses Invest Their Money, presented at the ABA’s 6th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, Atlanta
9/27/2012 - The NLRB Wants to Review Your Employee Handbook: Should You Be Worried?
5/16/2012 - Labor and Employment Issues for Companies Developing New Transmission or Generation Facilities
4/24/2012 - Presenter, Morgan Lewis Labor and Employment Practice 17th Collective Bargaining Conference, Washington, D.C.
2/17/2012 - Panelist, Labor Panel: Aviation Labor Relations: Any New Strategies in 2012?, presented at the American Bar Association Forum on Air and Space Law
11/4/2011 - Two Labor Laws in Their Golden Years: The RLA and NLRA in the Facebook Age, presented at the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law 5th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, Seattle
10/4/2011 - Government Support to Increase Unionization: Four Changes Designed to Turn the Tide and Waivers and the NLRA, presented at Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Special Edition 16th Collective Bargaining Conference, New York
6/8/2011 - Social Media, Unions, and the NLRB
6/8/2011 - Social Media, Unions, and the NLRB
5/26/2011 - Testimony Before House Subcommittee on Corporate Campaigns and the NLRB
10/5/2010 - University Administrators Prepare: Renewed Efforts to Organize Graduate Teaching Assistants on the Horizon
4/28/2010 - Presenter, Morgan Lewis Labor and Employment Practice 14th Collective Bargaining Conference, Washington, D.C.
3/18/2010 - Return To PLAs On Federally Funded Plant Construction, Law360