Jay Inman

  • Shareholder
  • Co-Chair, Appellate Practice Group
  • Lexington
jinman@littler.com
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Jay Inman provides solutions for employers of all sizes navigating today’s complex business world. He pairs experience-tested, broad knowledge of labor and employment law with deep understanding of clients’ businesses, challenges, and opportunities. His practice includes representing employers in administrative matters and litigation brought by individuals and government agencies, as well as advising employers on employment-related issues, policies and procedures.

Jay serves as a go-to on drafting and enforcement of arbitration agreements, investigations in the workplace, and complex and appellate litigation. As co-chair of the Appellate Practice Group, he teams with appellate colleagues to preserve and assert appellate rights for clients.

Jay has obtained favorable results for clients in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies on matters involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, (and Amendments Act), Employee Polygraph Protection Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Federal Arbitration Act, Kentucky Civil Rights Act, Kentucky Equal Opportunities Act, Kentucky Patient Safety Act, Kentucky Wage and Hour Act, and Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Act, as well as common-law matters including contracts, defamation, business relations, unfair competition, and trade secrets.

Jay frequently writes for publication and gives presentations regarding appellate practice, arbitration, class actions, employment law in the healthcare and manufacturing industries, federal courts, and investigations in the workplace. 

Prior to joining Littler, Jay served as a law clerk for Hon. Eugene E. Siler, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and for Hon. Robert E. Wier, Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

He also served as a judicial intern for Justice Gary Wade of the Tennessee Supreme Court during law school.

Credentials & Recognition

Speaking Engagements

Workplace Investigations After #MeToo

  • May 9 & May 23, 2019
  • Kentucky Chamber Annual HR Update

#MeToo Movement and Retaliation and Other Employment Law Updates

  • April 17, 2019
  • Louisville Bar Association

Challenging Workplace Disability Scenarios

  • October 25, 2018
  • Commonwealth of Kentucky Personnel Cabinet Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity & Leadership Conference

Challenging Workplace Disability Scenarios

  • August 30, 2018
  • Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management Conference (SHRM)

Wage and Hour Update

  • April 24, 2018
  • Kentucky Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)

A Littler and ACC-KY Event: Wage and Hour Update

  • November 2017
  • Kentucky Association of Corporate Counsel

FMLA Issue Spotting: Twenty Common Missteps

  • October 2017
  • Elizabethtown Society for Human Resource Management Conference (SHRM)

Religion in the Workplace

  • August 2017
  • Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management Conference (SHRM)

The Ever-Evolving Workplace: Practical Strategies for Addressing Future and Current Employment Law Challenges

  • November 2016
  • Elizabethtown Society for Human Resource Management Conference (SHRM)

Working on Overtime: Preparing for DOL’s Changes to FLSA Overtime Regulations

  • August 2016
  • Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management Conference (SHRM)

Working on Overtime: Preparing for DOL’s Changes to the FLSA Overtime Regulations

  • August 2016
  • Bluegrass Society for Human Resource Management Conference (SHRM)

Kentucky Chamber Presentation -Update on Legal Considerations When Conducting an In-house Investigation

  • May 2016
  • Kentucky Chamber of Commerce

Conducting Lawful and Defensible Workplace Investigations

  • September 2015
  • Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management Conference (SHRM)

Building Blocks: Update on FLSA, NLRB, Pregnancy Discrimination, FMLA and Social Media

  • June 2015
  • Bluegrass Society for Human Resource Management Conference (SHRM)

Additional Thought Leadership

Looking Ahead to 2022 in Employment Law

  • February 23, 2022
  • The Lane Report

Let us know how we can help you navigate your particular workplace legal issues.