Jeanne Barber joined Littler Mendelson in 2011 and focuses her practice on employment and labor law. Prior to joining Littler, she clerked for the Connecticut Superior Court. She was a fellow for the Connecticut General Assembly where she provided legislators with original research and policy analysis and assisted in the development of time-sensitive legislation. She researched and published official state reports on topics including workers' compensation, prevailing wage laws, collective bargaining, and corporate governance.
During law school, Jeanne was an Articles Editor of the Connecticut Law Review, participated in the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic, and interned for Chief Judge Alvin W. Thompson for the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Boston Bar Association
- Member, Women's Bar Association
RECOGNITION
- Recipient, Excellence Award, Asylum & Human Rights Clinic - University of Connecticut School of Law
- Recipient, Excellence in Labor and Employment Law - Department of Labor Wentworth Award
BLOG ENTRIES
- Healthcare Employment Counsel, April 17, 2012
- Wage & Hour Counsel, March 9, 2012
- Wage & Hour Counsel, September 30, 2011
- Wage & Hour Counsel, September 2, 2011
BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTERS
Chapter Four, Technological and Other Types of Assistance, ADA, G.L. c. 151B, FMLA and Workers' Compensation in Massachusetts, MCLE (2d. Ed., forthcoming August 2011)
ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS & PRESS
- May 2010Female Infertility in the Workplace, Understanding the Scope of the Pregnancy Discrimination ActConnecticut Law Review