Home Meet the Team Practice Areas News & Stories Sarah E. Josephson Sarah E. Josephson is a member and managing partner of the firm focusing primarily on labor and employment law. Ms. Josephson serves as general counsel to labor unions and associations and handles the full range of labor relations and legal needs for them. Ms. Josephson also represents employers in connection with a range of legal needs. She speaks regularly on a variety of employment law topics, including the Family Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Experience Ms. Josephson serves as general counsel to labor unions and associations, including the IAFF Local 1264 and United Academics. She handles the full range of labor relations and legal needs for these clients, including collective bargaining, employee rights and grievances, and the negotiation and settlement of compensation and benefits issues. Ms. Josephson regularly represents clients before the National Labor Relations Board and the Alaska State Labor Relations Agency in connection with matters including the filing of unfair labor practice charges. Ms. Josephson also represents employers in connection with a range of legal needs. This includes advising them on day-to-day issues like wage and hour questions, hiring and firing decisions, employment agreements, FMLA and ADA. Ms. Josephson also defends employers against discrimination and other employment-related claims in Superior Court and before the EEOC. Ms. Josephson speaks regularly on a variety of employment law topics, including the Family Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Josephson served as a public defender for two years in Kodiak, Alaska. She also clerked for a judge on the Alaska Superior Court. Education J.D., Catholic University, 1996 Managing Editor, Journal of Communications Law & Policy B.A., Goucher College, 1993 Qualifications Bar Admissions: Alaska District of Columbia Court Admissions: U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit U.S. District Court, District of Alaska Memberships International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans HR Certification Institute Society of Human Resource Management Contact Me Phone: (907) 261-6615 Email: sjosephson@jdolaw.com Associated Staff Sandra G. Barta Phone: (907) 261-6685 Email: sbarta@jdolaw.com sjosephson@jdolaw.com (907) 261-6615 Download vCard Megan N. Sandone Charles A. Dunnagan JERMAIN, DUNNAGAN & OWENS, P.C. 3000 A Street, Suite 300 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Tel: (907) 563-8844 Fax: (907) 563-7322 PAY AN INVOICE MAP RECENT POSTS Gratitude To All Frontlines And Those Working To Keep Us Safe With Gratitude To Our First Responders Who We Represent JDO: Who We Are Sharing Client Goals ©2017, Jermain, Dunnagan & Owens, P.C. All rights reserved.