Bernard E. Jacques

Bernard E. Jacques is Of Counsel in McElroy Deutsch’s Hartford Labor & Employment Practice Group. He represents management in employment and labor matters and litigates disputes in federal and state trial and appellate courts. His work includes claims involving discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, whistleblowing, breach of contract, defamation, and restrictive covenants. He handles matters before agencies that enforce labor and employment laws, combining litigation with day-to-day counseling for employers.

Jacques earned a B.A. from Marist College, an M.A. from New York University, and a J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law. He is admitted in Connecticut and New York and before federal courts and the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit identified on his current profile. His education and multijurisdictional admissions support a practice that includes courtroom litigation, appellate work, administrative proceedings, and employment counseling for management clients.

Jacques represents employers before the National Labor Relations Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Connecticut Department of Labor, and Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. In court, he handles employment claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, contractual disputes, defamation, whistleblower allegations, and restrictive covenants. His practice requires responding to filed claims while advising management on workplace decisions that can affect discipline, employee relations, internal complaints, leave issues, contracts, and future litigation risk.

Bernard E. Jacques counsels employers on investigations, discipline, leave matters, workplace policies, employee manuals, and employment agreements. He participates in bar organizations and has spoken and written on labor and employment issues. His current practice areas include Labor & Employment, Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. By combining agency work, court litigation, appellate practice, and preventive counseling, he assists management with employment problems at different stages, from internal decision-making through formal disputes and appeals.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association
• Member, Labor and Employment Section and Litigation Section, Connecticut Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Labor and Employment Section and Litigation Section, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• Connecticut
• New York

Education

• St. John’s University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• New York University
  Master of Arts (MA)
• Marist College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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