Employment Law

DKL offers clients a full-service employment practice, representing both private and public employers on matters ranging from litigation to day-to-day counseling on employment issues.

DKL has extensive experience in all facets of employment law, including:

Employment Litigation

DKL attorneys have been named to Atlanta Magazine’s list of Georgia Super Lawyer Rising stars for employment litigation and have successfully defended employers before federal and state trial and appellate courts, as well as before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Georgia Department of Labor, and the Georgia Department of Revenue.

Specific employment litigation matters successfully handled by DKL attorneys include claims arising under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Moreover, for public employers, DKL attorneys have successfully defended claims arising under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985, and 1988.

Employment Counseling and Training

DKL trains and counsels clients on employment issues so as to prevent litigation issues from arising.

In particular, DKL attorneys provide day-to-day counseling to clients on issues involving state and federal employment laws. In addition, our attorneys counsel clients in managing the impact of business initiatives and corporate restructuring of the workforce and provide pre-litigation assessments to clients when the threat of litigation arises.

DKL attorneys train clients in a broad array of areas, including EEO, anti-harassment, compliance under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and affirmative action, and employment decision making, such as interviewing, hiring, performance evaluations, and conducting employee investigations.

Regulatory Compliance

DKL attorneys provide expertise to clients in performing preventative self-audits, affirmative action compliance, and proper documentation required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Moreover, DKL utilizes its extensive knowledge of governmental law and relationships with state and local government officials to defend clients involved in government investigations and audits.

Drafting Employment-Related Documents

DKL attorneys assist clients draft employment policies and manuals; employee agreements; severance agreements; retention incentive agreements; and non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, and other restrictive covenants to ensure the utmost protection for the employer.

Transition Planning

As employers face the reality of corporate restructuring, reductions in force, and plant closings, DKL attorneys guide clients through all the various federal and state law requirements involved with such actions. In addition, DKL attorneys counsel clients in establishing protocols for lay-offs, hiring, and employee evaluations.