Jason Mills

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JASON MILLS is a seasoned jury trial lawyer with 25 years of experience and a history of defending employers against high-profile employment claims and complex Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) violations.

Jason’s trial and litigation practices extends to all matters before the Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA). As with his employment trial practice, Jason litigates on behalf of employers the most challenging and industry impacting OSHA violations. He takes these matters to trial where necessary, and he has a proven track record of success when doing so. Jason served as the management-side chair of the ABA Workplace Occupational Safety & Health Committee (WOSH) from 2022–2024, where he coordinated with the government and employee sides in planning the OSHA community’s largest annual event. Jason has strong relationships with OSHA officials at the federal and state levels, and he is well positioned to engage in amicable and productive negotiations where resolution is the preferred outcome.

Jason’s civil litigation and OSHA practices also frequently overlap, with Jason litigating civil matters that address purported workplace safety issues. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jason successfully fought off a union-driven effort to shut down a warehouse based on purported COVID-19 protocol violations. He also led the fight against Cal OSHA’s “Emergency Temporary Standards” that created onerous requirements on employers during the pandemic. Jason also litigates in federal and state court where necessary to oppose improper OSHA search warrants and to appeal matters outside of the federal and state OSHA Review Commissions where necessary.