Karen Michael

Karen Michael
ADA expert, Leading Employment Law Attorney & Consultant

With over 15 years of combined employment law and human resources experience, Karen offers expert legal and practical business advice to companies in the private and public sector regarding employment-related matters.

Karen is an attorney who practiced employment law and litigation with a national firm, McGuire Woods, for over 6 years. In that role, Karen advised clients ranging from international corporations, financial institutions, franchised retail shops, health care organizations, universities, accounting firms and small sole proprietors on all matters relating to employment law and litigation. She understands the complexity of employment cases and the need for front-end handling and prevention before a case becomes a lawsuit. Karen´s law practice focused heavily on the proactive strategies for organizations and developed a special expertise in the area of training managers and employees.

Karen left McGuire Woods in 1999 and served as First Vice President for Employee Relations in Human Resources at SunTrust Bank, the country´s 9th largest financial institution, for over 8 years. In that role, Karen consulted with executives, managers and other human resource professionals on the most complex employment-related issues. Karen also developed and conducted on-going training for managers, employees and HR professionals on many topics, including harassment, workplace violence prevention, performance management, workplace conduct, wage & hour and many areas of employment law compliance. In addition, she managed governmental complaints from such agencies as the EEOC, OFCCP and Department of Labor. She has chaired the Urban League´s EEO Workplace Symposium, co-chairing with now Governor Tim Kaine. She currently serves on the EEO Workplace Symposium committee. Karen is a member of SHRM and the Virginia State Bar.

Karen has combined these years of experience and is now able to offer this expertise to a wide range of clients through her informative keynote speaking engagements, workshops, and symposiums. She has received industry praise for her practical insights into the legal aspects of the ADA and reasonable accommodations under the law.

Keynote & Workshop Topics:

FMLA, ADA and Worker´s Compensation - The Bermuda Triangle, The ADA Covers That?!?, Diversity Best Practices, ADA - Best Practices in Reasonable Accommodation - Back to the Basics, Top 10 Trends in Employment Law Your Business Can´t Afford to Ignore, and Psychological Disabilities in the Workplace

To arrange for a presentation please contact us today.

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