Shay Zeemer Hable practices in the area of Labor and Employment Law. Her practice includes representing management in employment discrimination lawsuits in various state, federal and administrative jurisdictions, including race, sex, disability, family and medical leave, and other discrimination claims. Ms. Hable's litigation experience also includes contract and fraud disputes arising from employment and independent contractor relationships. Ms. Hable has practical experience defending clients in consolidated actions in multiple jurisdictions.

In addition to litigation matters, Ms. Hable's practice encompasses a wide array of counseling in employment and related issues, including review of employee handbooks and employment practices and policies. She has assisted clients involved in employment audits, layoffs, outsourcing and reorganizations. Ms. Hable has provided clients with guidance in employment disputes and investigations and drafted and reviewed enforceable employment contracts, restrictive covenants, and separation agreements.

Finally, Ms. Hable regularly conducts employment law training on topics such as harassment, overtime, reductions-in-force, document management, and disability & medical leave issues. She is a member of the faculty for the Institute for Applied Management and Law (www.iaml.com) and the Council on Education & Management.

 

Education

 
J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law, 2002 (Order of the Coif; Vanderbilt Law Review; Vanderbilt Moot Court Board)
B.B.A., Highest Distinction, Emory University, 1999 (Beta Gamma Sigma)

Bar & Court Admissions

 
Supreme Court of Georgia, 2003
Georgia, 2002
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 2002

Memberships

 
State Bar of Georgia, Labor and Employment Section, Member
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure, Team Captain
Emory University Alumni Association, Member
Junior League of DeKalb, Member

Publications

 

Keeping Time: Avoiding the Top Not-Quite-Ten Mistakes In Employee Overtime, The Journal of Medical Practice Management, January/February, 2007

Whistleblowers: There Ain't No Cure, But There Is Prevention, The Journal of Medical Practice Management, September/October, 2006

Healthy Living, Healthy Business, Business to Business Magazine, August, 2006

Avoiding Common Employment Law Mistakes Made by Physician Practices, Co-authored by Sidney Welch, Tricia Kinney and Shay Zeemer Hable, Georgia Medical Group Management Association Newsletter, January, 2006 (www.gmgma.com)

FMLA Notice Requirements and the Chevron Test: Maintaining a Hard-Fought Balance, 55 VANDERBILT LAW REVIEW, 2002

Awards & Honors

 
Georgia Rising Star (2006)
 
 
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