Frantz Ward is pleased to announce that
Katherine E. McLaughlin has joined the firm as an Associate in its Labor & Employment Practice Group.
Katie focuses her practice on the representation of management in all aspects of labor and employment law. She aids in the defense of employers in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies in a wide range of matters, including employment discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and wage and hour disputes. She also assists in providing day-to-day counseling to employers by researching human resources issues such as terminations, compliance with employment laws, and the preparation of policies and employment agreements. Katie earned her J.D.,
cum laude, from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and her B.A. from Wittenberg University.
The
Frantz Ward Labor & Employment Practice Group represent national, regional, and local employers in the full spectrum of traditional and emerging labor law issues. Members of the group counsel our non-union clients on how to retain their status, and routinely represent employers in union organizing campaigns and unfair labor practice proceedings before the NLRB. We also negotiate collective bargaining agreements and are well-versed in the issues that arise in the bargaining process. Additionally, we advise clients on contract interpretation issues and represent many clients in arbitration proceedings under collective bargaining agreements.