John J. Myers is a Member of the firm and Chairman of the Labor and Employment Department and member in the Litigation Division. Since joining Eckert Seamans in 1976, Mr. Myers has focused his practice on labor and employment litigation and counseling. He has defended employers throughout the country in cases involving claims of employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, ERISA violations, breach of employment contracts, minimum wage and overtime pay violations, and a variety of employment-related torts. He is also experienced in restrictive covenant and trade secret misappropriation litigation.
On the litigation prevention side, Mr. Myers counsels employers regarding employee terminations, EEO compliance, wage and hour issues, plant closings and other employment-related issues. He also drafts and reviews employment policies and handbooks, employment contracts, welfare benefit plans, and individual or group exit incentive programs.
He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for labor and employment law. Mr. Myers has been recognized as one of Pennsylvania's Super Lawyers® each year from 2006 to 2008, ranking among the top five percent of attorneys practicing in the state. He holds an AV® rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
J.D., Tulane University School of Law, 1976
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College, 1973
Pennsylvania; U.S. Supreme Court; Pennsylvania Supreme Court; U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Third, Fourth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits and several U.S. District Courts
Federal Bar Association; Pennsylvania Bar Association; Allegheny County Bar Association; American Arbitration Association
