Practice Contact(s)
- Richard (Dick) F. Kane
(Charlotte) - Karin M. McGinnis
(Charlotte) - Bruce E. Miller
(Charleston) - Paul J. Peralta
(Charlotte) - John A. Zaloom
(Research Triangle)
Practice Group
- Employment & Labor
- Employment & Noncompetition Agreements & Trade Secrets Protection
- Employment Discrimination & Retaliation Law
- FMLA, ADA, & Employee Leave
- General Workplace Issues
- Government Contractors/ Affirmative Action
- Labor Relations
- Layoffs, Terminations, & Reductions in Force
- Sarbanes-Oxley, Whistleblower, & Internal Investigations
- Wage & Hour Compliance & Litigation
- Workers Compensation & Workplace Safety
Related Practices
Workers Compensation & Workplace Safety
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Anthony T. Lathrop, a member of the Employment and Labor team, has extensive experience assisting clients with Workers Compensation issues and claims. He is a North Carolina State Bar Certified Specialist in the area of Workers Compensation. He also serves on the NC State Bar committee that reviews applications and writes and grades the written examinations for Workers Comp specialization. In addition, he is a past chair of the NC Bar Association’s Workers Compensation Section. Mr. Lathrop is also certified by the NC Dispute Resolution Commission as a Superior Court Mediator, and is on the North Carolina Industrial Commission’s Panel of Approved Workers Comp Mediators. Mr. Lathrop has defended numerous workers compensation claims through trial and verdict, and in North Carolina’s appellate courts, for large self-insured employers and some of the world’s largest insurance companies. Mr. Lathrop also consults extensively with the firm’s business clients in connection with on-the-job accidents and related insurance issues.
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- Litigator Gwaltney Speaks About Defendant Class Actions
- McGinnis Published in Labor & Employment Book
- Employment Seminar Covers Hot Topics
Publications
- Workplace Violence Prevention Act
An employee receives an actual threat of workplace violence—what do you do? Effective December 1, 2004, North Carolina employers have another tool to help prevent workplace violence. The recently enacted Workplace Violence Prevention Act allows employers to seek a civil no-contact order on behalf of an employee who has been threatened with or actually suffered physical harm as a result of an individual’s action.
- Fair Credit Reporting Act and Third Party Investigations
An employee commits an alleged act of misconduct. You, the employer, decide to have an outside firm investigate. The investigation should be conducted in accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to avoid the advance consent and disclosure requirements of FCRA.