Claire Healy is an associate in the firm's Labor, Employment, and Workplace
Safety practice. She focuses on defending companies in a wide range of employment
disputes, including discrimination and retaliation lawsuits, wage and hour claims,
and restrictive covenant and trade secret misappropriation actions. Claire
represents clients in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies,
as well as in mediation, in a range of employment disputes, including claims arising
under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities
Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the
Fair Labor Standards Act, and the South Carolina Payment of Wages Act.
Claire also regularly counsels employers on all aspects of the employment
relationship, including sensitive terminations, discrimination, harassment, leave
and disability issues, and compliance with various state and federal employment
laws. Within this compliance role, Claire also assists clients with the drafting of
various employment materials, including employment contracts, employee handbooks,
anti-discrimination and anti-harassment trainings, severance agreements, and
nondisclosure and restrictive covenant agreements. In addition, Claire has
experience conducting internal employment investigations, including investigations
involving sexual harassment allegations, discrimination, retaliation, workplace
bullying and defamation.
Claire also regularly advises clients regarding complex labor and employment issues
relating to mergers and acquisitions, including drafting and negotiating employment
agreements, retention bonus agreements, consulting agreements and restrictive
covenant agreements in the M&A context.
