Marina Blickley is a litigation associate in the firm's Labor and Employment group.  Ms. Blickley's practice is focused on management-side employment and labor law counseling and representation. 

Employment Litigation:  Ms. Blickley regularly represents and defends clients against claims of employment discrimination brought under state and federal anti-discrimination laws before the EEOC and state agencies.  Ms. Blickley has experience conducting internal investigations and has recently participated in private mediation of claims arising under FLMA and state tort law.  Ms. Blickley is experienced in drafting and responding to pleadings, motions, and discovery.  Recently, Ms. Blickley has worked on litigation matters concerning employment discrimination, retaliation, contract disputes, restrictive covenants, unfair competition, business conspiracy, misappropriation of trade secrets, computer fraud and theft, and violations of wage and hour laws.

Employment Counseling:  Ms. Blickley frequently advises clients on compliance with a variety of federal and state laws.  Recently, she has worked on matters pertaining to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Title VII, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and compliance with various state privacy laws.  In addition, Ms. Blickley assists clients by reviewing and revising handbooks and other policies and procedures including compensation practices, leave administration, and discipline/termination procedures.

Benefits Counseling:  Ms. Blickley participates in the review and negotiation of health and welfare benefit contracts including service agreements, business associate agreements, and confidentiality agreements.  In addition, Ms. Blickley has researched and reviewed case law, decisions by the National Labor Relations Board, and decisions by the Trustees of the United Mine Workers of America Funds in support of negotiations to reduce retiree health care costs for a significant firm client.

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