Jessica T. Travers

Jessica Travers has extensive experience counseling and advising employers on a wide range of cutting-edge workplace issues, including employment policies and procedures, internal investigations, accommodation requirements, leaves of absence, wage and hour compliance and remediation, employment-related agreements, terminations, discipline, disability access laws, and manager and employee training. Jessica works with employers of all sizes in an array of industries, including energy, hospitality, retail, e-commerce, technology, healthcare, federal contracting, real estate, and transportation and logistics. Jessica is highly sought after by clients because of her ability to efficiently identify and resolve potential areas of liability and exposure in a proactive, practical, way.

Jessica has successfully defended clients in class action, multiplaintiff, and single plaintiff actions in federal and state courts and agencies, appellate courts, and arbitral forums. She has successfully enforced arbitration agreements, obtained denials of class certification, and has had conditionally certified wage-hour collectives decertified. Jessica has experience handling legally complex and factually challenging cases. Jessica has tried numerous cases to a verdict in state and federal courts and has represented clients in numerous arbitrations. Her jury trial and final arbitration hearing experience includes multiple Florida Whistleblower Act cases, as well as cases involving alleged discrimination and retaliation.

She has obtained awards of summary judgment in favor of employers in numerous cases, including:

• Claims for discrimination, harassment, and retaliation brought under Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Florida Civil Rights Act
• Claims brought under the Family Medical Leave Act and Americans with Disabilities Act
• Claim brought under the Equal Pay Act
• Claims brought under the Florida Whistleblower Act
• Claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Jessica has had numerous appellate court victories, including claims brought under Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act. She has also litigated whistleblower claims under Sarbanes-Oxley and AIR21 and handled investigations and enforcement actions with numerous other federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA, and the OFCCP.

Jessica is listed in Chambers USA and Best Lawyers in America.