Glenn Patton is a partner in the Labor & Employment Group. He represents management in all areas of employment-related litigation, including employment discrimination claims, wage/hour litigation and restrictive covenant disputes. Glenn also represents management in traditional labor matters, including contract negotiations, labor arbitrations and unfair labor practice charges. In addition to his litigation experience, Glenn counsels numerous clients on day-to-day HR and compliance issues and serves as the firm's employment counsel. Glenn has been recognized as a leading employment lawyer by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business since 2006 and is a nationally-recognized speaker on employment matters at CLE programs, bar events, management training programs and the firm's executive seminars.
- Representation of the world's premier package delivery and logistics company in a nationwide ADA class action filed in Pennsylvania and in all employment litigation matters in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
- Multiple representations of a leading financial institution in nationwide FLSA collective action cases filed in California and Georgia.
- Representation of a leading home health care provider in traditional labor and wage/hour litigation around the country.
- Recently obtained summary judgment for a leading clinical research organization in a multi-plaintiff FLSA lawsuit in S.D. Texas.
- Obtained summary judgments in three pattern and practice race discrimination cases brought by the leading plaintiff's class action firms against one of the world's largest energy and petrochemical companies.
- Multiple representations of employers defending ADA and GINA claims arising out of employer wellness programs.
- Represents numerous clients, including one of the nation’s largest financial institutions, a national document management company and a leading home health care provider, in collective actions filed in Florida, Georgia and Mississippi seeking unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- Obtained summary judgments in three pattern and practice race discrimination cases brought by a leading plaintiff’s class action firm against one of the world’s largest energy and petrochemical companies.
- Serves as lead counsel in all employment matters in Georgia and South Carolina for the world’s largest parcel delivery and logistics companies.
- Obtained a directed verdict in a Title VII and § 1981 retaliation case tried to a jury in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Negotiates collective bargaining agreements with PACE, IBEW, IAM and the IBT, and arbitrates numerous labor disputes regarding contract interpretation and employee discipline.
- Represents management in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board and litigates claims for injunctive relief pursuant to Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act.
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July 5, 2011
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June 11, 2010
In The Press
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June 12, 2009
In The Press
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November 20, 2008
In The Press
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July 11, 2008
In The Press
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21 September 2007
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15 June 2007
In The Press
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29 November 2006
In The Press
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25 September 2006
In The Press
Past Events
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October 6, 2011
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September 21, 2006
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July 19, 2006
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February 9, 2006
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December 1, 2005
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May 4, 2005
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March 29, 2003
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November 4, 2004
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