EEOC Background, Litigation and Statistics

Burton D. Garland, Jr.

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

• Shareholder at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
• Employment practice includes litigating employment discrimination matters under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Federal False Claims Act, and the various state counterparts to these federal laws
• Practice includes union avoidance counseling and campaigns, elections, objections to elections, R-Case strategy and litigation, collective bargaining, strikes and injunctions, arbitration, and unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board
• Practice includes advising clients on employment-related matters and drafting personnel policies, employment contracts, severance agreements, and employee handbooks
• J.D. degree, St. Louis University School of Law; M.B.A. degree, St. Louis University; B.S.B.A. degree, University of Arizona
• Can be contacted at 314-802-3953 or burton.garland@ogletree.com