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Provided by Christina Jepson
Employment & Labor
Employment Litigation
Christina has dedicated her career to assisting employers in navigating the complex web of federal and state employment laws. She helps companies handle a variety of employment issues including conducting trainings, preparing agreements and policies, counseling regarding complicated employee issues, advising regarding terminations, and defending lawsuits. Christina brings creative approaches to difficult employee issues. For 10 years she served as the chair of the firm’s Employment & Labor Law department and is the past chair of the Labor & Employment Section of the Utah State Bar. Christina is ranked as a top labor and employment lawyer by Chambers and Partners USA (Tier 1), Utah Business Magazine "Legal Elite", Intermountain States Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers in America. Christina was named the 2023 Employment Lawyer of the Year (Defense Side) by the Utah State Bar Labor & Employment Section.
Christina regularly represents employers in lawsuits and counsels employers in a variety of areas including:
Sex discrimination and sexual harassment
Age discrimination
Religious discrimination
ADA, disability and employee medical issues
Wrongful termination
Employment contracts and compensation
Non-compete, confidentiality, and non-solicitation agreements
Handbooks
Social media in the workplace
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), overtime, exemptions, collective actions and wage and hour issues
Independent contractor issues
Drug and alcohol testing
FMLA and other leave issues
Terminations and unemployment
Union issues
Investigations
UALD and EEOC charges and audits
Training for management and employees
Christina has been an adjunct professor of law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law for over 15 years. She teaches Labor and Employment Law in the Master of Legal Studies program and a litigation skills class in the Juris Doctor program. She is the past president of the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Board of Trustees.
Prior to joining Parsons Behle & Latimer, Christina served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable David K. Winder, then Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah, and the Honorable Stephen H. Anderson at the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. She graduated first in her class from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of law, where she also served on the Utah Law Review and competed for the National Moot Court Team.
Christina is a member of the American Bar Foundation Fellows.
Member, American Bar Foundation Fellows
Utah State Bar Labor and Employment Section
Provided by Chambers
Christina Jepson has a broad labor and employment practice, with notable experience handling matters involving allegations of discrimination and ERISA cases. She also assists clients with general employment advisory and training work.
Provided by Chambers
Christina is always helpful to our group.
She is a smart and tough lawyer who does a great job and is very experienced.
Christina is always helpful to our group.
She is a smart and tough lawyer who does a great job and is very experienced.