Linda O. Headley focuses her practice on employment litigation, client counseling and unfair competition issues. She represents employers in all labor and employment-related matters, including litigation in federal and state courts and administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and related Texas state agencies.
Linda also regularly counsels employers on issues involving federal and state employment and labor laws. She has represented employers in numerous types of disputes, including cases involving: Discrimination on the basis of age, race, sex, national origin, religion, and disability, Sexual harassment, Workers’ compensation discrimination.
Linda has extensive experience in representing clients in mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Additionally, Linda has represented employers in collective bargaining and before the National Labor Relations Board in cases involving salting, alleged discrimination because of union activity and refusal to bargain.
She is board certified in labor and employment law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Linda frequently speaks on numerous labor and employment law topics to various legal, human resource and business groups and has given hundreds of presentations on such topics.
Linda presently serves as co-chair to the firm’s Women Leadership Initiative and is on the firm’s Nominating Committee. She formerly served as the Office Managing Shareholder in the Houston office and on Littler’s Board of Directors.
Education :
- J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 1982
- B.F.A., University of Houston
Professional & Community Affiliations :
- Member, Labor and Employment Section, State Bar of Texas
- Former Chair, Labor and Employment Section, State Bar of Texas
- Former Council Member, Labor and Employment Section, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee, Labor and Employment Section, American Bar Association
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