Stuart Jackson

Stuart Jackson has been practicing in the employment law field for more than twenty-five years and focuses his practice on advising employers on compliance with civil rights laws and developing personnel policies (including policies on medical marijuana), employment agreements and covenants not to compete. Jackson heads up Wright Lindsey Jennings’ Labor and Employment Team.

He is also a passionate advocate for STEAM education, serving as chair of the Board of Directors for the Museum of Discovery in Little Rock.

Jackson also defends employers in federal and state court litigation and appeals, including claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 1981 and 1983 and state law claims involving trade secrets, non-compete agreements, arbitration agreements, wrongful discharge, the Arkansas Civil Rights Act and the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act.

Jackson’s more recent experience includes:

• Co-counsel for a telecommunications company in a disability discrimination and retaliation case. The jury returned unanimous defense verdicts on the disability claims, and the Court granted the defense a directed verdict on the retaliation claim. The Court of Appeals upheld the decisions of the jury and the Court in full.
• Co-counsel in a contested race and disability discrimination case. The jury returned defense verdicts on the discrimination claims.
• Co-counsel for an Arkansas hospital facing claims of due process violations. The court granted the hospital’s motion for summary judgment and the Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling.
• Counsel defending four separate companies (an energy industry company, a mental health provider, a rent-to-own company and an oil & gas company) in wage and hour claims asserting both collective and class actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Arkansas Minimum Wage Act. The Courts (one state and three federal) in all four cases denied the plaintiffs’ motions for certification of a collective action or class.
• Lead counsel for a medical insurance provider in a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit. The court granted the provider’s motion for summary judgment and the Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling.