Employers in the healthcare, financial services, hospitality, and manufacturing industries rely on Bahar Azhdari to represent them in labor and employment matters including allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful discharge. Clients also work with Bahar to develop strategies to avoid the potential for litigation.
A trial attorney with a great sense of humor and style, Bahar works with clients to identify potential labor and employment issues and to defend lawsuits and charges brought under state and federal law including:
· Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)
· Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
· Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
· Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
· National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
· Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
· Tennessee Human Rights Act (THRA)
· Tennessee Disability Act
· Tennessee Public Protection Act
Bahar also leads the group's Federal Contractor Compliance subgroup, which assists clients who are federal contractors with their compliance obligations. She represents both contractor and non-contractor clients in matters with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).
Professional
· Member, Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations
· Nashville Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Carbolic Smoke Ball Committee
· Mentor, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Law School Mentoring Program
· Co-Chair, Lawyers' Association for Women, Minority Outreach Committee
News/Events
Articles
April, 2010, IADC NEWSLETTER, "Bully Beware: The Hidden Costs of Workplace Bullying"
Bulletins
04.26.12, The Employer, A Newsletter Prepared By Waller's Labor and Employment Group (Vol. 1, Issue 2)
03.08.12, The Employer, A Newsletter Prepared By Waller's Labor and Employment Group (Vol. 1, Issue 1)
07.15.10, The Gulf Oil Spill's Impact on Coastal Businesses and Employment
Community
Harpeth Hall Head's Young Alumnae Council