Keith Weddington Email & Phone Number

Keith Weddington has been representing employers for more than 25 years and has defended FORTUNE 500 and middle-market companies in a broad array of disputes with employees and former employees. Named a Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year in Charlotte two of the past three years, Mr. Weddington is a go-to attorney for clients’ most sensitive and potentially most high profile employment disputes. Whether the case requires resolute and intensive litigation or delicate negotiations to achieve a favorable resolution, Mr. Weddington provides results-oriented solutions to achieve clients’ objectives. In addition to defending employers in discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, wage and hour, FMLA/ADA and ERISA matters, Mr. Weddington brings his 25-plus years of experience to bear in advising employers on strategic employment practices, human resources policies and the continuum of employment compliance issues.

Listed skills include Employment Law, Employment Discrimination, Litigation, Trade Secrets, and 18 others.

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  Attorney--Partner

  Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein Llp

  Sep 1987 - Present - Charlotte, North Carolina

  Mr. Weddington regularly advises and represents clients in employment law issues, including the following:•Litigation and EEOC proceedings under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act•Sexual harassment•Personnel actions such as hiring, evaluation, discipline and termination•Drafting and review of employment agreements•ERISA litigation•Covenants not to compete, confidentiality agreements and protection of trade secrets•Wrongful discharge, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress and other claims arising out of the employment relationship•Family and Medical Leave Act•Employment discrimination counseling•Supervisor and management training•Wage and hour issues•Reductions in force