ADA in Action: Access, Compliance & Claims (Presented by HospitalityLawyer.com)

Jordan earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 2002 and holds a B.A. from Duke University, awarded cum laude, in 1999. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, New Jersey, and New York. His federal court admissions include the U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia, the District of Maryland, the District of Colorado, and the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

Jordan practices as a partner in the firm's Labor & Employment group, with a concentration in ADA accessibility and wage and hour compliance. He is a frequently invited speaker, with recent engagements including the Choice Hotels International Annual Convention, The Hospitality Law Conference, the New England Inns (NEIRA) Annual Conference, the Resort Hotel Association (RHA) Annual Conference, and the Club Management Association of America.

Jordan speaks regularly on workplace safety and employment topics and presents for the firm's Labor & Employment Webinar Series. His practice areas at the firm include ADA Accessibility, Labor & Employment, Wage & Hour, Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant matters, Whistleblower and Retaliation defense, Workplace Litigation, Audits and Internal Investigations, and Workplace Violence Prevention. Alongside his litigation work, he conducts employer training on harassment, discrimination, and diversity, and advises on drug testing policies and marijuana-related workplace questions.

Jordan has defended hospitality owners and operators against Title III ADA suits brought by guests with disabilities over physical accessibility barriers, and has represented hotels, restaurants, and retail stores in litigation claiming their websites failed to comply with the ADA. His ADA counseling work includes on-site inspections, policy reviews, and website compliance assessments. His wage and hour matters include the defense of a retail company in a class action under the New York Labor Law concerning compensation of manual workers, and the defense of an employer in a case addressing child labor, overtime, meal break, and regular rate of pay compliance. He obtained a default judgment against a former employee and a successor employer arising from destruction of evidence and misappropriation of trade secrets. He has also defended religious discrimination claims tied to COVID-19 vaccine mandate compliance, defended a retail company against sexual harassment, sex discrimination, and retaliation claims, and conducted internal and external wage and hour audits.