Amanda M. Jones

About 's Practice

Amanda M. Jones is a partner in the Litigation Department at Cades Schutte LLP. She joined the firm in 2007. Ms. Jones concentrates her practice on civil and commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution. She is a member of the firm's employment law and labor relations practice group and is an editor of the Hawaii Employment Law Letter. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Jones worked as a news reporter and anchor for the ABC affiliate in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Education

• William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii at Manoa., J.D., summa cum laude
• University of Missouri-Columbia, B.A., magna cum laude (Journalism)

Major Publications & Speaking Engagements

• Editor, Hawaii Employment Law Letter
• Contributing Editor, West Employment Law Letter
• Quoted, "For Many Hawaii Companies, the Pandemic Has Changed Work Forever," Honolulu Civil Beat, March 31, 2021
• Author, "Hawaii firm's workplace safety defense sabotaged by its own policy," Hawaii Employment Law Letter, April 2021, and EHS Daily Advisor, March 3, 2021
• Author, "8 common employer myths (and the facts) about dealing with COVID-19," Hawaii Employment Law Letter, July 2017, and HR Daily Advisor, June 22, 2020
• Author, "Flurry of discrimination claims warrants attention," Hawaii Employment Law Letter, September 2018, and Diversity Insight, December 11, 2018
• Author, "Lifting restriction dooms Hawaii employee's disability bias claim," Hawaii Employment Law Letter, November 2016, and HR Daily Advisor, December 30, 2016
• Quoted, "Warding off age discrimination claims in era of older workers," Diversity Insight, December 18, 2016
• Author, "ADA: Hawaii employer accommodates employee's foot injury; still gets sued," Hawaii Employment Law Letter, May 2016, and HR.BLR.com, June 17, 2016
• Author, "Hawaii judge denies employer's bid to dismiss FLSA claims in 'volunteer' blogging dispute," Hawaii Employment Law Letter, October 2015, and Technology for HR Blog, February 10, 2016
• Author, "Hawaii employer wins in 'very, very mean' boss case," Hawaii Employment Law Letter, December 2015, and HR.BLR.com, January 8, 2016
• Author, "Hawaii judge enforces arbitration agreement that NLRB may find illegal," Hawaii Employment Law Letter, August 2015, and HR.BLR.com, September 17, 2015
• Author, "Hawaii Supreme Court creates 'confusion' about hiring decisions," Hawaii Employment Law Letter, May 2015, and HR.BLR.com, June 5, 2015
• Author, "Hawaii hospital may be required to hire convicted felon," Hawaii Employment Law Letter, February 2015, and HR.BLR.com, March 6, 2015
• Author, "Employee's Facebook posts land employer in hot water," Hawaii Employment Law Letter, December 2014, and Technology for HR Blog, January 19, 2015
• Author, "Holy shih tzu! Hawaii employer may have to accommodate dog owner," Hawaii Employment Law Letter, October 2014, and HR.BLR.com, November 21, 2014

Admitted to Practice

Hawaii State Bar; U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit