Sarah T. Thompson Of Counsel sthompson@wargofrench.com 404-853-1590 vCard First Name: SarahMiddle Name: T.Last Name: ThompsonTabsOverviewPractice Areas: Employment LawTraditional Labor RelationsClass and Collective Action LitigationWage and Hour LitigationOffice: AtlantaEducation and Background: Emory UniversityJ.D., 2001 Top 5% of graduating classOrder of the CoifEditor, Emory Law Review Jacksonville UniversityB.A., summa cum laude, 1998Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Tau Delta Honor SocietiesProfessional Activities: Advisor, State Bar of Georgia Women & Minorities in the Profession CommitteeMember, Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Representative MattersRepresentative Matters: Litigated in state and federal courts and agencies nationwide regarding claims under Title VII, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination and Employment Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, and the Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower provision.Represented employers in multiparty, class, and collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour laws.Argued and briefed employment cases before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Sixth and Eleventh Circuits.Conducted training for in-house counsel and management representatives to ensure compliance with applicable employment laws including Title VII, the Family Medical Leave Act, and the Americans With Disabilities Act. Advised employers regarding restrictive covenant issues including non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.Conducted due diligence and compliance review on employment, wage and hour, traditional labor, and employee benefits issues in connection with the purchase and sale of various businesses.Drafted employment policies and employee handbooks to ensure compliance with the full range of employment laws. Published DecisionsPublished Decisions: Adela Fregoso v. Time Warner NY Cable LLC, Case No. 2:11-cv-06684, Docket No. 32 (C.D. Cal. May 21, 2012)Sara Singleton v. Time Warner Entertainment Advance-Newhouse Partnership, Case No. 3:09-cv-03139, Docket No. 59 (D. S.C. March 30, 2012)Adela Fregoso v. Time Warner Inc., et al., Case No. 2:10-cv-01668, Docket No. 41 (C.D. Cal. May 25, 2011)Warinner, et al. v. North American Security Solutions, Inc., et al., No. 3:05-CV-244-S, 2008 WL 2355727 (W.D. Ky. June 5, 2008) Barrow v. Ford Motor Company, No. 03-CV-621A, 2007 WL 1655660 (W.D.N.Y. June 5, 2007)Braehler v. Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, et al., No. 3:06-CV-306-R, 2007 WL 1805045 (W.D. Ky. June 21, 2007)Lynch v. Ford Motor Company, No. 3:05-0955, 2007 WL 622485 (M.D. Tenn. Feb. 22, 2007) Thiessen v. Ford Motor Company, et al., 148 Fed. Appx. 919 (11th Cir. 2005)
