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New Employment Law Guide for HR Written by ECN Attorneys


November 2, 2009

Continuing to demonstrate their expert knowledge and experience in legal topics of interests to employers, several attorneys with the Employers Counsel Network contributed to the HR Guide to Employment Law: A Practical Compliance Reference recently published by M. Lee Smith Publishers. This 650-page book will help HR professionals understand a wide variety of employment laws, administer legally safe workplace policies, and make informed recommendations to executive management. The guide's 14 chapters address the most common and challenging legal issues faced by HR.
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Discipline and documentation
  • Discrimination
  • Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Health benefits
  • Hiring
  • Immigration
  • Internal investigations
  • Labor relations and organizing
  • Overtime
  • Privacy and electronic communication
  • Sexual harassment
  • Termination
  • Workplace violence
Authors of HR Guide to Employment Law: A Practical Compliance Reference

Michael E. Barnsback is a partner in the law firm of DiMuroGinsberg in Alexandria, Virginia, where he represents employers in all aspects of federal and state employment litigation from administrative hearings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and local human rights commissions to formal trials in federal court. He is an editor of Virginia Employment Law Letter.

Audra K. Hamilton represents employers in all stages of litigation and administrative matters, as well as providing practical advice for real-world problems. She frequently advises employers on various practical solutions for employment issues, including the drafting of policies and handbooks, review of agreements, and the handling of employee performance issues. She practices in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and also is the author of the manual ADA Compliance.

Andrew Moriarty is a partner in the Labor & Employment practice at Perkins Coie LLP in Seattle. Mr. Moriarty litigates discrimination, wage-hour, and other labor and employment claims. He also provides advice and counseling regarding employment contracts, personnel policies and employee handbooks, discipline and discharge, statutory and regulatory compliance, and union avoidance.

Jonathan Trafimow is a partner at Moritt Hock Hamroff & Horowitz LLP in New York City where he represents employers in areas of workplace discrimination, retaliation, harassment and civil rights claims, class actions, wage and hour matters, handbooks, severance packages, employment agreements, and other employment-related documents.

Stacie L. Caraway is Of Counsel at the law firm Miller & Martin in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she concentrates her practice in the areas of labor and employment. Ms. Caraway is currently part of a regional civil litigation team, which advises national franchises and other companies concerning general employment and labor law issues and develops, reviews, and updates human resources policies, supporting contracts, and materials.

Kathleen Carlson’s background in law, business, and journalism enables her to dig into law- and business-related topics and boil them down for managers. As an attorney, she focused on employment law, and as a reporter for the Tennessean, she covered workplace issues and the business of law, among other topics.

Susan Fahey Desmond is a shareholder with Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A., and has represented management in all areas of labor and employment law. She conducts training for companies throughout the country both through web-based Internet sessions and on-site. She is an editor of Mississippi Employment Law Letter.

Jesse Goldstein with Vercruysse Murray & Calzone, P.C. in Detroit practices in the areas of immigration and litigation. He writes and edits a monthly column, The Immigration Corner, for the Michigan Employment Law Letter.

Debra Auerbach Clephane is a shareholder with Vercruysse Murray & Calzone, P.C. and has extensive experience handling immigration matters and defending employers in I-9 compliance actions and advising employers who seek to employ foreign nationals in the United States, as well as experience facilitating the employment of U.S. workers abroad.

Albert L. Vreeland is a founding member and Managing Shareholder of Lehr Middlebrooks & Vreeland, P.C. in Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Vreeland has represented employers in the entire range of employment litigation from Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, OSHA, and ERISA to claims under the First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, and the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses. He is editor of the Alabama Employment Law Letter.

Kevin C. McCormick, chair of the Labor and Employment Section with the law firm of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston in Baltimore, Maryland, provides advice and counsel to public and private employers on all phases of the employment relationship to ensure compliance with applicable laws, avoid costly litigation, and, when necessary, successfully defend against individual and governmental challenges to policies and procedures. He is editor of the Maryland Employment Law Letter.

Kara E. Shea with the law firm of Miller & Martin provides practical advice on employment issues and compliance to national, regional, and local employers of all sizes, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses, in a variety of industries. She also represents employers before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and in litigation. She practices in Nashville, Tennessee, and is an editor of Tennessee Employment Law Letter.

Margaret (Molly) M. DiBianca is an associate at Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP and represents employers in employment rights claims, discrimination matters, and equal employment disputes at the state and federal court level. She defends employers against claims brought by former and current employees and assists employers to enforce restrictive covenants. She assists clients with internal investigations, wage-and-hour reviews, and employment practices audits. She is a contributor to the Delaware Employment Law Letter.

Steven L. Brenneman is a partner with Ford & Harrison LLP in Chicago. He has litigated employment and labor law disputes involving allegations of age, race, national origin, disability, and sex discrimination, sexual and racial harassment, retaliatory discharge, fraud, defamation, breach of contract, FLSA, Equal Pay Act, FMLA, ERISA, the WARN Act, employee handbooks, and noncompetition agreements. He is the editor of Illinois Employment Law Letter.

Becky L. Kalas was Of Counsel with Ford & Harrison LLP. She represented employers in matters involving allegations of sexual harassment, disability discrimination, FMLA violations, race and national origin discrimination, and wrongful discharge. She also counseled employers regarding handbook and policy development, I-9 employment eligibility verification, and employment agreements and pay plans.

Jane Wipf Pfeifle is with Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C. in Rapid City, South Dakota. She concentrates her practice in all areas of employer-employee relations law, especially employment discrimination and wrongful termination. Additionally, Ms. Pfeifle counsels her clients regarding compliance with the latest state and federal employment laws and regulations. She is editor of the South Dakota Employment Law Letter.

Michael T. Gebhart’s practice with the firm Peel Brimley LLP in Las Vegas concentrates in labor and employment, construction, and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Gebhart has successfully defended employers in federal and state employment and labor actions, as well as in arbitrations, mediations, and other alternative dispute forums.

Holly K. Jones, editor of the HR Guide to Employment Law: A Practical Compliance Reference HR Guide to Employment Law, is the managing attorney editor at M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC. She is the editor of Fifty Employment Laws in Fifty States, the comprehensive guidebook of employment laws in all 50 states, and Employers State Law Alert, the monthly resource for summaries of significant employment legislation. She has also written and edited several additional publications on labor and employment law, including Employment Practices Self-Audit Workbook, and the 2009 edition of Wage & Hour Compliance: Practical Solutions for HR.

 
 
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