Karen-Faye McTavish, located in Pillsbury’s Washington DC office, focuses her practice on litigation and employment counseling.
Karen-Faye litigates regularly in state and federal courts, represents clients in arbitration proceedings, and investigates and defends claims before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and local human rights agencies. She also serves as a legal advisor to clients on a full range of employment issues, to ensure compliance and avoid litigation.
Frequent areas of representation include claims of discrimination; Family Medical Leave Act retaliation claims; disability accommodation issues; employee compensation disputes; and wage and hour claims. Karen-Faye also regularly counsels employers with respect to the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Professional Highlights
Speaking Engagements
- "Minimizing Independent Contractor Misclassification Risk: What You Need to Know," 2010 Staffing Industry Analysts Contingent Workforce Risk Forum, May 11, 2010
- "Compliance Boot Camp for Supervisors; Problem Employees: Dealing with the Difficult, the Deceitful, and the Duds," Business and Legal Reports Webinar, March 18, 2009
- "Employment Law Outlook," Pillsbury's Employment & Labor Practice Breakfast Briefing, Washington, D.C., Jan 13, 2009
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- "Wage & Hour Mistakes: How To Avoid The Five Most Common (and Costly) Errors Employers Make," Business and Legal Reports Webinar, July 7, 2008
- "Protecting Your Trade Secrets With Enforceable Non-Competes and Avoiding Liability in Hiring Employees Subject to Restrictive Covenants," Pillsbury's Employment Law Breakfast Briefing, May 08, 2008
- "Conflict Management Techniques for Supervisors: What You Can Do Right Now to Reduce Stress and Improve Cooperation in Your Workplace," Business and Legal Reports Teleconference, Mar 27, 2008
Education
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J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2001
B.A., The Johns Hopkins University, 1997
Admissions
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District of Columbia
Virginia