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Mr. Wiley was graduated with high honors from the Michigan
State University Honors College in 1972 and received
his Master's Degree from the Industrial Relations Research
Institute, University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1975.
He received his legal education at Santa Clara University,
graduating magna cum laude in 1978.
Professional Experience
Mr. Wiley is recognized as an expert at representing
public and private sector employers in traditional labor
relations and employment law issues. Before his entry
into private practice, Mr. Wiley served as a regional
representative for the California Public Employment
Relations Board and as a field attorney for the Oakland
office of the National Labor Relations Board. He currently
represents employers before the National Labor Relations
Board, the California Public Employment Relations Board
and the Department of Labor. He serves as chief spokesperson
in labor negotiations in the public and private sectors.
He provides ongoing advice regarding contract administration
and represents employers in labor arbitrations. Mr.
Wiley provides seasoned counsel to employers regarding
employee discipline, due process and grievance procedure
issues.
He has also successfully represented
many of our public and private sector clients in wrongful
termination and employment discrimination litigation.
Since 2000, Mr. Wiley has been integrally
involved with the statutory developments that now govern
the California trial courts as employers. Our firm represents
many of the California trial courts in their labor and
employment law matters.
Teaching and Training
Mr. Wiley was a member of the Adjunct Faculty at Santa
Clara University School of Law from 1995-2000 where
he taught Public Sector Labor and Employment Law. He
frequently conducts training for our clients on diverse
topics, from sexual harassment prevention to procedural
due process rights of public employees.
ENE Evaluator
For over fifteen years, Mr. Wiley has served the United
States District Court for the Northern District of California
as an Early Neutral Evaluator in labor and employment
law cases.
Published Articles
Mr. Wiley’s articles on employment discrimination
and due process obligations of public employers have
appeared in the National Law Journal, Law
Practice Management, California Labor &
Employment Law Quarterly and California Public
Employee Relations (CPER).
Professional Affiliations
Mr. Wiley is a member of the Labor and Employment Law
Section of the State Bar of California and was a member
of the Executive Committee of the Section from 1998-2002.
He is a member of the Attorneys' Committee of the California
Association of Sanitation Agencies, the Alameda County
Bar Association, and the Bar Association of San Francisco.
He is also a member of the American Bar Association
Labor and Employment Law Section Committee on Developing
Labor Law.
E-mail Address
jwiley@wprlaw.com
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