Helen R Holden

Spencer Fane LLP

helps businesses understand how successfully navigating the alphabet soup of federal and state employment laws can positively impact company culture. Helen brings over 20 years of experience to her focus on management-side employment law, which is evident in the practical advice and training she
provides to management on human resource issues. Helen's clients include companies in diverse industry sectors, including construction, real estate, manufacturing, technology, health care, distribution, and the retail and service sectors. When disputes arise, Helen is a strong advocate for the employer's interests, without losing sight of the larger issues impacting the business. She regularly represents employers in agency proceedings involving allegations of discrimination or harassment, and has successfully defended employers in lawsuits brought in both state and federal courts.
Highlights of Helen's experience include:
*Successfully defeated attempt to obtain preliminary injunctive relief in high stakes breach of restrictive covenant and trade secret matter
*Advised client regarding employment policy overhaul and implementation, including designing and delivering highly interactive management training to ensure compliance with newly-implemented policy directives.
*Provided interactive training program for multiple clients on issues such as internal investigations, workforce diversity, and other topics relating to harassment and discrimination.
*Represented employer in successfully obtaining dismissal with prejudice in U.S. District Court of a "collective action" filed by a group of employees for unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
*Successfully resolved litigation in U.S. District Court alleging violation of non-solicitation obligations of a former employee.
*Regularly represent employers in responding to charges of discrimination filed by current and former employees.
*Efficiently completed compliance audits for multiple employers, as required by client contracts.
*Successfully resolved litigation alleging violation of non-solicitation obligations of a former employee.
*Obtained dismissal of a parent corporation from litigation alleging breach of employment contract and employment discrimination by former employee of subsidiary.