Wade, Carolyn A.

Category: Business

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Description: Carolyn Wade focuses her practice in the areas of employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, labor-management relations and personnel counseling. Prior to joining the firm, she worked in the Legal Department at the former Weirton Steel Corporation, where she represented the Industrial Relations Department in various labor relations and human resource matters. She also negotiated the company’s first collective bargaining agreement with its bargaining unit of nurses and medical technicians.

Ms. Wade has represented clients before state and federal courts of West Virginia, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the West Virginia Human Rights Commission.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Counseled public and private employers concerning a variety of state and federal employment laws, including the ADA, FMLA, FLSA, OWBPA, NLRA, Title VII and the WVHRA
Defended numerous charges before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the West Virginia Human Rights Commission, alleging race, age, sex, disability and national origin discrimination
Provided diversity and harassment training for both management and non-management employees
Drafted and revised numerous employment policies and personnel handbooks
Represented management at numerous labor arbitrations
Developed drug testing policies and provided drug-free workplace training for both management and non-management employees
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

Employment discrimination
Wrongful discharge
Labor-management relations
Personnel counseling
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1990 Steptoe & Johnson
1980-90 Weirton Steel Corporation, Legal Department

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Arbitration Association
Society for Human Resource Management
President, North Central Chapter SHRM
Employment Law Section, West Virginia State Bar
Harrison County Bar Association
INDUSTRY/ CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

Hope, Inc.
Bridgeport Kiwanis
Humane Society of the United States
Vice Chair, Human Resource Committee, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
AWARDS / HONORS

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