Melanie V. Slaton

Melanie V. Slaton has practiced in litigation with an emphasis on labor and employment law since 1988. Melanie's litigation experience includes complex class actions in both state and federal court. She has extensive experience defending employers in individual and class action wage and hour, discrimination and harassment claims, as well as in arbitrations and mediations. Melanie has argued in front of the California Court of Appeals and is a member of the bar of the United States Supreme Court. She has successfully tried over 40 cases. Before moving to Georgia in 2005, Melanie was a senior attorney with the California Labor Department, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement for five years. She was also in private practice for 12 years. Melanie has also represented clients before federal and state agencies, including the EEOC, U.S. and Georgia Departments of Labor, U.S. Education Department's Office of Civil Rights and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance. An important focus of Melanie's practice is identifying and avoiding problems before they arise, through counseling, compliance audits and training. Melanie regularly consults with clients in training management regarding hiring practices, sexual harassment laws, and other employment laws and regulations. She has also assisted in conducting workplace internal investigations and reductions in force. She was recognized in 2008 by Georgia Trend Magazine as a Legal Elite in Labor and Employment law.