Bar Admissions
- Indiana (1981)
Court Admissions
- All Indiana state and federal courts
- U.S. Courts of Appeal for the First, Second, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Labor and Employment Section
- American Bar Association
- Labor and Employment and Litigation Sections
- Member of and director of the National Transportation Employee Relations Association
James Hanson’s practice focuses on labor, employment, and wage and hour issues in the transportation industry, and he has lectured on those issues across the country. Hanson has also argued before the U.S. Supreme Court and many Circuit Courts of Appeal.
He has advised and represented numerous employers on myriad management labor and employment-related matters, including:
- Defending wage and hour claims brought under both the FLSA and various state laws
- Defending wrongful discharge and discrimination claims
- Negotiating severance agreements
- Preparing employee handbooks, policy manuals, and substance abuse and harassment policies
- Negotiating collective bargaining agreements
- Conducting counter-union organizing campaigns
- Handling wage and hour investigations
- Counseling employers on FLSA, FMLA, and COBRA compliance
- Representing employers before the NLRB, the EEOC, the U.S. Department of Labor, and other state and federal agencies
- Litigating in federal and state courts in defending motor carriers.
- Advising and representing clients in claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Multiemployer Pension Plan Act (MPPAA)
Accolades
- Indiana Super Lawyers’ peer selection survey Top Five Percent of Indiana Lawyers
- 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008.
- Anderson University, B.A.
- magna cum laude
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, J.D.
- magna cum laude
Crash Course on Class and Collective Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Indiana (1981)
Court Admissions
- All Indiana state and federal courts
- U.S. Courts of Appeal for the First, Second, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Labor and Employment Section
- American Bar Association
- Labor and Employment and Litigation Sections
- Member of and director of the National Transportation Employee Relations Association
- jhanson@scopelitis.com
- (317) 492-9205
- (317) 687-2414
- Indianapolis &
Bar Admissions
- Indiana (1981)
Court Admissions
- All Indiana state and federal courts
- U.S. Courts of Appeal for the First, Second, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Labor and Employment Section
- American Bar Association
- Labor and Employment and Litigation Sections
- Member of and director of the National Transportation Employee Relations Association
James Hanson’s practice focuses on labor, employment, and wage and hour issues in the transportation industry, and he has lectured on those issues across the country. Hanson has also argued before the U.S. Supreme Court and many Circuit Courts of Appeal.
He has advised and represented numerous employers on myriad management labor and employment-related matters, including:
- Defending wage and hour claims brought under both the FLSA and various state laws
- Defending wrongful discharge and discrimination claims
- Negotiating severance agreements
- Preparing employee handbooks, policy manuals, and substance abuse and harassment policies
- Negotiating collective bargaining agreements
- Conducting counter-union organizing campaigns
- Handling wage and hour investigations
- Counseling employers on FLSA, FMLA, and COBRA compliance
- Representing employers before the NLRB, the EEOC, the U.S. Department of Labor, and other state and federal agencies
- Litigating in federal and state courts in defending motor carriers.
- Advising and representing clients in claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Multiemployer Pension Plan Act (MPPAA)
Accolades
- Indiana Super Lawyers’ peer selection survey Top Five Percent of Indiana Lawyers
- 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008.
- Anderson University, B.A.
- magna cum laude
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, J.D.
- magna cum laude
Crash Course on Class and Collective Litigation
This panel discussed several problems motor carriers face in dealing with class and collective action lawsuits and how best to avoid them.
Using federal and state laws, plaintiffs’ lawyers sue carriers for, among other things, minimum wage violations, underpayment of wages, improper wage deductions, expense reimbursements, and
privacy violations. Carriers can implement policies and take other actions to avoid the crashes, potholes, and detours litigation causes.
Sep 27, 2021, James H. Hanson, North American Transportation Employee Relations Association’s Annual Conference – Austin, TX
Don Vogel, Emily Quillen, and Fritz Damm will attend the North American Transportation Employee Relations Association’s Annual Conference, September 26 – 28, in Austin, Texas. Jim Hanson and Fritz Damm will participate in NATERA’s Board of Directors’ meetings taking the Annual Conference.