Education
Indiana University Maurer School of Law, J.D.
- Order of the Barristers
Valdosta State University, B.A.
- Political Science, Economics
Admissions
- Michigan
- Indiana
Overview
Experience
News & Resources
Overview
Mahja D. Zeon is an associate in the firm’s Labor and Employment department. She focuses her practice on employment counseling, litigation, and strategic workforce planning.
- First and second-chair experience in jury and bench trials.
- Defends immigration-related unfair employment charges brought against employers before the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.
- Aids in various stages of state and federal litigation, including responding to complaints, drafting discovery requests and responses, and crafting dispositive motions.
- Defends charges brought against employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state civil rights departments.
- Drafts and reviews employment contracts and severance agreements, including non-compete agreements.
Experience
Prior Experience
- Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney: Sex Crimes and Domestic Violence, 2017-2018
- Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney: Juvenile Division, 2015-2017, 2014; Deputy Prosecuting Attorney: Domestic Violence Division, 2014-2015
News & Resources
Blogs
- New DOL Rule on Joint Employer January 14, 2020
- Michigan Takes Action to Raise Overtime Pay Threshold October 25, 2019
- Department of Labor Increases the Annual Salary Threshold for “White Collar” Exemptions September 24, 2019
- Overtime Pay Calculations under Review: DOL Issues Proposed Update to Regular Rate of Pay Regulations April 2, 2019
- DOL Reveals New Proposed Overtime Salary Requirement March 8, 2019