David C. Lindsay

David C. Lindsay

David Lindsay focuses his practice on defending employment discrimination lawsuits, advising on employee relations issues and representing employers on union matters. Mr. Lindsay is a former law clerk to the Honorable Alexander B. Denson, United States Magistrate Judge, North Carolina.

Selected Experience

· Defended and successfully resolved national origin discrimination claims filed by more than 20 employees, former employees and job applicants of transportation company.

· Advise clients on questions relating to state and federal employment law, including questions relating to the Family and Medical Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and OSHA regulations.

· Enforce covenants not to compete on behalf of employers.

· Represented mental health care providers in putative wage and hour class action and multiple employment discrimination matters.

· Represented coalition of mental health providers in rate-setting dispute.

· Appeared for oral argument in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and successfully defended grant of summary judgment in FMLA case.

· Obtained summary judgment for employer in complex multi-plaintiff action alleging injury from chemical exposure.

· Represented transportation company in class-action wage and hour lawsuits and Department of Labor audit.

Background

· Organizations and associations include the North Carolina State Bar, Braxton Craven Inn of Court and Literacy Council of Wake County (board member, 2000-2003, 2004-2008).

Honors, Awards and Accolades

· Honored in Business North Carolina magazine's 2009 " Legal Elite" as one of North Carolina's top employment attorneys.

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