• Kentucky

• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky

• Extern at the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California

• University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 2007
• • Entertainment Law Review, Managing Editor
    
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    University of Toledo, B.A., 2003, summa cum laude

Joy is a senior associate in the labor & employment department of Frost Brown Todd LLC.  She advises clients regarding compliance with federal and state labor and employment laws, and represents clients on a wide variety of labor and employment issues. 

Prior to joining the firm, Joy worked as a summer associate for Greenberg Glusker in Los Angeles, California.

Experience

Successfully defended employer in jury trial involving disability discrimination and promissory estoppel claims.

Obtained no probable cause rulings in EEOC Charges alleging national origin, race discrimination, age discrimination, disability discrimination, sex discrimination, harassment and retaliation.

Successfully represented employers in unemployment hearings and succesfully defended denial of unemployment benefits on appeal.

Researched and drafted successful summary judgment motion for employer in case alleging sex and race discrimination, harassment, retaliation, negligent supervision and negligent retention.

Researched and drafted successful summary judgment motion for employer in case alleging age and sex discrimination.

Researched and drafted successful motion to dismiss for employer in lawsuit alleging failure to warn, negligent representation, negligent performance of undertaking to render services, and negligent intentional prevention of assistance.

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Past

Trainer:  Client training for managers and human resources professionals.  Topics:  The ADA Amendments Act, hiring and firing, discrimination, and retaliation.

Seminar speaker:  "Employment Law 101," by the Kentucky Hospital Association.  Madisonville, Kentucky.  Topics:  employment documentation, hiring and firing, discrimination, and retaliation.

Seminar speaker:  "Employment Law 101," by the Kentucky Hospital Association.  Lexington, Kentucky.  Topics:  employment documentation, hiring and firing, discrimination, and retaliation.

Seminar speaker:  "Ask the Legal Expert,"  by the Frost Brown Todd Labor and Employment Department.  Louisville, Kentucky.  Topic:  ethical concerns implicated by common witness preparation techniques.

Seminar speaker:  "Surviving the Big Wave," by the Frost Brown Todd Labor and Employment Department.  Louisville, Kentucky.  Topic:  unemployment insurance implications of schedule and salary reductions.

Co-author: "After the ADA Amendments Act," ABA Employment Law and Litigation