HR News: My Lawyer Says I've Got a Case! with Adam Dougherty

In episode 197, Coffey talks with Adam Dougherty about angry ex-employees and new ways to get sued.

 

They discuss managing post-termination communications from angry ex-employees; responding to threats of litigation; the importance of good people practices when faced with litigation threats; new causes of discrimination claims following last year’s Supreme Court Muldrow v. City of St. Louis decision; and the wisdom of always assuming a decision that doesn’t go an employees way may constitute an "adverse employment action.”

 

Links to stuff they talked about are on our website at https://goodmorninghr.com/EP197 and include the following topics:

 

-          Evil HR Lady: Former Employee Threatens Lawsuit. How should HR respond?

-          Bloomberg Law: Justices’ New Bias Test Puts Performance Reviews in Legal Bind

 

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About our Guest:

 

Adam Dougherty is board certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

 

Adam counsels employers throughout Texas and the United States on a daily basis concerning a multitude of cutting edge and high stakes employment advice matters including terminations disciplinary actions and leave and accommodation issues 

 

Adam also regularly prepares handbooks personnel policies noncompete agreements employment agreements and complex separation agreements In addition to litigating in state and federal courts and arbitration proceedings on various discrimination FLSA and noncompete matters he also regularly appears before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC US Department of Labor DOL and various state agencies Adam also conducts antiharassment and antidiscrimination training and workplace investigations.

 

In addition to representing companies all across the state of Texas Adam also maintains a national and international practice representing companies operating in each of the states and across the globe In light of his unique experience representing multi state employers he serves on the Steering Committee of the firm’s Multistate Advice and Counseling Practice Group.

 

Adam is cocreator along with Sean Urich of “Monthly Conversations with Adam and Sean” an interactive employment law briefing held regularly in Dallas for legal and HR professionals The briefings are also broadcast live to a national and international audience See recent topics and other presentations in “Speeches” below.

 

Adam is a volunteer with DallasHR and has also served as the Co-President of the Shelton School Dads’ Group the past president of the University of Arkansas School of Law’s National Alumni Association and as a coach of his daughters’ basketball and softball teams.

 

Adam Dougherty can be reached at https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-dougherty-6946aa2/

 

About Mike Coffey:

 

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