Katie Barton focuses her practice on labor and employment matters. Ms. Barton's experience includes representing management in employment litigation under Title VII, the FLSA, the ADEA, the ADA and the FMLA, and before the EEOC and state civil rights agencies. Ms. Barton also has experience conducting FLSA audits for management. She regularly counsels management on employment issues, policies, and employee handbooks. Ms. Barton also regularly represents management in labor arbitrations and counsels management on traditional labor issues. She has experience managing electronic document review, researching legal issues, drafting motions, briefs and memorandums, and in preparing for trial.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Barton clerked for the office of the General Counsel at the University of Tennessee, where she worked primarily on labor and employment matters. During law school, she was the Best Preliminary Round Oral Advocate in the 2007 Robert F. Wagner Labor & Employment Moot Court Competition.
Industries
Banking & Credit Unions; Construction & Infrastructure; Financial Services; Food, Beverage & Agriculture
Experience
Worked on teams handling the following matters:
Employee and employee benefits advice for nonprofit organizations, Represent more than 400 nonprofit organizations in the communities in which we practice. A substantial portion of this work includes employment and employee benefits advice.
Proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board for a building supply company, Represented a large building supply company in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Breach of contract for Office Depot Inc., Represented Office Depot Inc. in breach of contract claim regarding the award of stock options and grants.
Labor and employment litigation for a provider of technology solutions to the financial world, Represented a provider of technology solutions to the financial world against employment discrimination lawsuits and charges of employment discrimination; counseled employer regarding federal and state employment laws.
*Experience gained by attorney prior to joining Kilpatrick Townsend
Publications
26 April 2012, EEOC Clarifies That Title VII Protects Transgender Employees and Applicants, Legal Alerts
13 October 2011, California Joins the Growing Number of States Regulating the Use of Credit Information for Employment Purposes, Legal Alerts
12 May 2011, Georgia's New Law on Employment-Related Restrictive Covenants Is Enacted Again - Effective Date Issues Addressed, Legal Alerts
11 November 2009, Complying with the New Expanded FMLA
Source: Law 360, Articles
19 June 2009, Supreme Court Raises Claimants' Standard of Proof in Age Discrimination Cases, Legal Alerts
01 April 2009, What Construction Employers Should Expect in the Obama Administration's Year of Change
Source: 2009 Construction Law Update, Other Publications
19 December 2007, Congress Enacts Amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act, Legal Alerts
News
03 June 2009, Construction Industry's Leading Legal Guide Updated for 2009, News Releases