Jonathan R. Mook
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About Jonathan's Practice
Jonathan R. Mook is a founding partner in the firm of DiMuroGinsberg. Mr. Mook is a nationally recognized authority on the Americans with Disabilities Act and is the author of two treatises published by Matthew Bender Company, Americans with Disabilities Act: Employee Rights and Employer Obligations and Americans with Disabilities Act: Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities. He lectures nationally on the Americans with Disabilities Act and other employment law topics. In January 2015, he was named to the Alexandia Commission on Persons with Disabilities.
Mr. Mook is a member of the Editorial Board of Bender's Labor and Employment Bulletin.
Education
- Lawrence University, B.A., magna cum laude
- Yale University Law School, J.D.
Major Publications & Speaking Engagements
- Editor, Virginia Employment Law Letter
- Contributing Editor, Mid-Atlantic Employment Law Letter
- Quoted, "Employers on Alert as They Assess Threat of Omicron Variant," HR Daily Advisor, December 2, 2021
- Author, "Reassigning disabled employee to another job may violate ADA," Virginia Employment Law Letter, August 2021, and HR Daily Advisor, August 3, 2021
- Quoted, "Employers Warned Not to Overreact to CDC's Latest Mask Guidance," HR Daily Advisor, May 17, 2021
- Quoted, "Biden's Call for $15 Federal Worker Minimum Wage Seen as Signal of Things to Come," HR Daily Advisor, January 25, 2021
- Quoted, "EEOC Gets New Chair, But Major Policy Changes Likely Will Have to Wait," HR Daily Advisor, January 22, 2021
- Quoted, "Supreme Court Adopts Broad Definition of Sex in 'Historic' Title VII Ruling," HR Daily Advisor, June 16, 2020
- Interviewed, "COVID-19 Update on the FFCRA, Part 1," HR Works Podcast, April 17, 2020
- Quoted, "Young and Savvy vs. Older and Wiser: Workplace Ageism in the Spotlight," Diversity Insight, January 17, 2020
- Quoted, "Sleep deprivation: Know whether it's a performance problem or a disability," Diversity Insight, January 14, 2018
- Author, "What should you do when employees are addicted to prescription drugs?" Virginia Employment Law Letter, August 2017, and HR Hero Line, September 15, 2017
- Quoted, "Dealing with hidden disabilities: Navigating protections for workers with addictions," Diversity Insight, June 18, 2017
- Quoted, "Stakeholders get more time to comment on EEOC's harassment guidance," Human Resources News, February 6, 2017
- Quoted, "With 'no-brainer' appointment, Lipnic will head EEOC," Human Resources News, January 27, 2017
- Quoted, "States approve minimum wage, paid leave ballot questions," Human Resources News, November 10, 2016
- Quoted, "Lawsuit aims to stop EEOC's new wellness rules," Human Resources News, October 25, 2016
- Quoted, "EEOC wellness program rules give employers more to consider," Human Resources News, May 16, 2016
- Author, "What HR can do to prevent workplace violence," Virginia Employment Law Letter, November 2015, and Diversity Insight, February 14, 2016
- Author, "Dealing with mental disabilities in the workplace," Virginia Employment Law Letter, October 2014, and Diversity Insight, November 15, 2015
- Quoted, "Moving toward the latest trend in office design? Don't forget legal concerns," Human Resources News, October 9, 2015
- Author, "Courts consider telecommuting as an ADA accommodation," Virginia Employment Law Letter, May 2015, and Technology for HR, May 21, 2015
- Quoted, "Staying on solid legal ground when seeking brain diversity in the workforce," Diversity Insight, March 15, 2014
- Author, "AMA says obesity is a disease: What does this mean for you?" Virginia Employment Law Letter, July 2013, and HR Hero Line, July 24, 2013
- Author, "Five Steps to Protect Your Company from Claims Under New ADA," Virginia Employment Law Letter, August 2010, and HR Hero Line, September 9, 2010
- Contributor, Bender's Labor & Employment Law Bulletin (2002-04)
- Contributor, Employee Relations Law Journal (1990-91, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, and 2002)
- Contributor, Benefits Law Journal (1994, 1998, and 2000)
- Author, "Current Employment Laws You Need to Know," Fundamental Issues in Virginia Human Resources Law, National Business Institute (April 2, 2003)
- Author, "Re-Evaluating the ADA: 'The Promise and the Reality'" To Accommodate or Not to Accommodate: What's Reasonable, What's Substantial and Other ADA Questions, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (March 28, 2003)
- Author, "Demystifying Difficult FMLA, ADA and Overlap Dilemmas that Continue to Plague Employers: Examining Recent Cases to Help Avoid the Legal Snares," Virginia Personnel Law Update, Council on Education in Management (February 6, 2003)
- Author, "Dealing with Psychiatric Disabilities under the ADA," Live Nationwide via Satellite on the American Law Network (November 8, 2001)
- Author, The Americans with Disabilities Act: Employee Rights and Employer Obligations, Matthew Bender Company (2001)
- Author, "The Americans with Disabilities Act: Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities," Matthew Bender Company (2001)
- Co-author, "Mental Illness in the Workplace," San Francisco Attorney - The Bar Association of San Francisco Magazine (August/September 2001) (with Mark Levy, MD and Saul Rosenberg, Ph.D.)
- Presenter, "Fibromyalgia and the Americans with Disabilities Act," 32nd Annual Meeting, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Boston, MA (October 25-28, 2001)
- Presenter, "Litigating Employment Cases: Views from the Bench," Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC (October 5-6, 2001)
- Presenter, "Understanding Disabilities Law: Challenges of the ADA," George Mason University, Arlington, VA (May 22, 2001)
- Presenter, "Understanding Psychiatric Disabilities Law: the Challenges of the ADA," Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York, NY (April 20, 2001)
- Presenter, "Recent Developments Under the Americans with Disabilities Act," Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Facultad DeDerecho, San Juan, Puerto Rico (March 8-9, 2001)
- Presenter, "Time Off in Virginia," Lorman Education Services (February 7, 2001)
- Presenter, "Update on ADA Law," February Fiesta, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Williamsburg, VA (February 11-12, 2001)
Admitted to practice
- Commonwealth of Virginia; District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; and numerous federal district courts and courts of appeal