Workplace Training

posted on September 9, 2019 by Chandra Davis

Chandra C. Davis to Present Best Practices for FLSA, FMLA, ADA and Handling Complaints

Chandra Davis will present Best Practices for FLSA, FMLA, ADA and Handling Complaints at the MIE Conference for Legal Services Executive Directors, Managers and Supervisors (MIE Conference) on September 10 from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. The conference theme is Essential Skills for Stronger Leaders. Link to Conference Program. Employment law is complex. Various laws potentially […]

Filed Under: ADA, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Employer Resources, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Events, Events & Updates, FLSA, Workplace Training Tagged With: ADA, Chandra Davis, Employment Law Advice, employment policies, employment practices, FLSA, FMLA

posted on June 14, 2019 by Chandra Davis

ELS Summer Employment Law Newsletter

Our latest newsletter is available on our LinkedIn page. Articles include: Supreme Court To Decide LGBTQ Workers’ Rights Raise Your Defenses and Raise Them Early: A Good Reminder from the Supreme Court for Employment Counsel Defending Title VII Workplace Bullying: States are Taking Action Other informative topics: Employment Law Checklist, Risk Management, and Internships. #ELSFirm […]

Filed Under: Discrimination, Diversity, EEOC, Employer Resources, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Hostile Work Environment, Inclusion, Investigation, LGBT, Litigation, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Title VII, Workplace Investigations, Workplace Training, Workplace Violence Tagged With: Chandra Davis, Halima White, Jamala McFadden, Jamie Thompson, Raquel Crump, Religious Discrimination, Tennille Hoover, Title VII, Workplace Investigations, Workplace Training

posted on June 7, 2019 by Chandra Davis

Raise Your Defenses and Raise Them Early: A Good Reminder from the Supreme Court for Employment Counsel Defending Title VII Claims

On June 3, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States released its opinion in Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis leading to a very valuable lesson for employers – raise your defenses and raise them early. The employee in this case filed an EEOC charge against her employer for sexual harassment and retaliation for […]

Filed Under: Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, EEOC, Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Hiring and Firing, Litigation, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Title VII, Workplace Training Tagged With: EEOC, Employment Law, employment policies, employment practices, Litigation Defense, Religion, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Tennille Hoover, Title VII

posted on June 7, 2019 by Chandra Davis

Workplace Bullying: States are Taking Action

by Jamie Thompson, Summer Associate Employers should be aware that bullying may give rise to actionable harassment claims when the bullying is connected to a protected category. Bullying is often thought of as a problem that was outgrown and left behind from days in grade school and on the playground. However, bullying has crossed over […]

Filed Under: Discrimination, Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Harassment, Hostile Work Environment, Litigation, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Title VII, Workplace Training Tagged With: Bullying, Employment Law, employment policies, employment practices, Harassment, Jamala McFadden, Workplace Training

posted on May 8, 2019 by Chandra Davis

Attorney Tennille Hoover Returns to ELS

Tennille Hoover is an attorney with ELS. Using her former experience as an HR director for an employer with over 6000 employees, Tennille provides strategic employment law representation and counseling to complement organizational management and minimize legal liability. Tennille is highly skilled in managing, analyzing, and problem-solving a wide array of HR matters, including employee […]

Filed Under: ADA, Age Discrimination, Department of Labor, Disability Discrimination, Discovery, Discrimination, Diversity, EEOC, Emotional Intelligence, Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Events & Updates, FLSA, FMLA, Georgia Bar, Harassment, Hiring and Firing, Holiday Pay, Hostile Work Environment, Inclusion, Investigation, Litigation, Professional Development, Race Discrimination, Reduction in Force, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Seasonal Workers, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Social Media, Speaking Engagements, State Bar of Georgia, Title VII, Wage & Hour, Workplace Investigations, Workplace Training, Young Lawyer Division of GA Bar Tagged With: Employment Handbooks, Employment Law, Employment Law Advice, employment policies, Tennille Hoover, training

posted on April 18, 2019 by Chandra Davis

April Update: Growing Practice Areas, Links to Videos, and Information on Upcoming Events

Link to ELS April Update Our latest update contains information on our growing practice areas, links to videos, and information on upcoming events. Growing practice areas include: Investigations – both private and public sector work Executive Employment and Severance Agreements Reductions in Force (RIFs) Workforce Composition Audits Workplace Climate Assessments HR Risk Assessments Mediation Training […]

Filed Under: Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Investigation, Seasonal Workers, Severance & Release, Workplace Investigations, Workplace Training Tagged With: Employment Law Checklist, HR Risk Assessments, mediation, sexual harassment prevention training, Workplace Investigations, Workplace Training

posted on April 16, 2019 by Chandra Davis

Employment Law Checklist for Start-Ups & Expanding Businesses

Attorneys at The Employment Law Solution: McFadden Davis assist business clients with various aspects of employment law. We partner with our clients to provide results-oriented employment law services that are aligned with business fundamentals. ELS offers preventative and proactive services to clients in order to equip them with tools for almost any employment law issue. […]

Filed Under: Climate Assessment, Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, FLSA, FMLA, Harassment, Hiring and Firing, Holiday Pay, Inclusion, Litigation, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Seasonal Workers, Severance & Release, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Wage & Hour, Workplace Training Tagged With: Employment Law, Employment Law Checklist, HR Risk Assessments, Raquel Crump

posted on March 12, 2019 by Chandra Davis

No Topic Too High – Medical Marijuana and the Workplace

Tennille Hoover will participate in a panel discussion – No Topic Too High – Medical Marijuana and the Workplace at Georgia Power on March 13 at 5:30 p.m. Atlanta Chapter Meeting of the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources Event Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 Topic: No Topic Too High – Medical Marijuana and the […]

Filed Under: Employment Law, Employment Policies, Events, Events & Updates, Medical Marijuana, NAAAHR, Workplace Training Tagged With: Medical Marijuana, training, workplace

posted on March 1, 2019 by Chandra Davis

Highlights from the 2019 NAMWOLF Driving Diversity & Leadership Conference

ELS co-founding partner, Chandra C. Davis, shared highlights from the 2019 NAMWOLF Driving Diversity & Leadership Conference* held in New Orleans, LA February 16 – 19, 2019. (*f/k/a The Business Meeting & Law Firm Development Day) Chandra serves the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (“NAMWOLF”) as Labor & Employment PAC’s Outreach Committee Co-chair. NAMWOLF […]

Filed Under: Arbitration, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Events, Events & Updates, Investigation, Mediation, Workplace Investigations, Workplace Training, Workplace Violence Tagged With: Accommodations, Chandra Davis, Emotional Intelligence at Work, Employment Law, employment policies, sexual harassment prevention training, workplace, Workplace Safety

posted on March 1, 2019 by Chandra Davis

Georgia’s Judiciary has Established an Ad Hoc Committee to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Judicial Branch of Government

As head of Georgia’s judiciary, Chief Justice Harold D. Melton announced he has established an “Ad Hoc Committee to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Judicial Branch of Government.” The Committee is charged with gathering research, examining and evaluating best practices, and encouraging all classes of Georgia courts and court councils to establish policies to prevent […]

Filed Under: EEOC, Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Events & Updates, Harassment, Retaliation, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, State Bar of Georgia, Title VII, Uncategorized, Workplace Training Tagged With: Ad Hoc Committee to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Judicial Branch of Government, Chandra Davis, internal investigations, outside investigator, policies, procedures, Raquel Crump, sexual harassment, sexual harassment prevention training, training, workplace

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