Dee Anna Hays Email & Phone Number

Dee Anna is passionate about providing legal advice and counseling to management in difficult workplace situations, and has the honor of being a trusted advisor to many long-term clients. She is Board Certified by the Florida Bar and a nationally recognized speaker and author on labor and employment law issues.Dee Anna chairs Ogletree's Multistate Advice Practice Group and serves as the Director of State Legislative Affairs for the HR Florida State Council. She is a past co-chair of the Labor & Employment Law Section of the Hillsborough County Bar Association and a past Director of Legislative Affairs for HR Tampa (SHRM).Dee Anna has an 9-year-old son and a 6-year-old daughter. When she isn’t chasing her kids around, she enjoys running and traveling. Dee Anna assists employers with:•Proactive counseling on personnel issues and compliance to avoid litigation;•Employment law litigation;•Drafting multistate handbooks, policies, and employment agreements;•OSHA inspections and citations (and related drug testing and workplace violence issues);•Protecting trade secrets and enforcing non-disclosure, non-solicitation, and non-competition agreements;•Allegations of unpaid wages and overtime; •Allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation (based upon age, disability, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex/gender);•Allegations based upon FMLA/leaves of absence/accommodations;•Whistleblower claims (including OSHA and SOX retaliation claims); •Reductions in force and difficult terminations; and more.