Suzanne King
USA Guide 2024
Band 4 : Labor & Employment
Band 4
About
Provided by Suzanne King
Practice Areas
An experienced management-side employment lawyer, Suzanne King counsels employers on a wide range of employment practices, including hiring, managing employee performance and discipline, terminations, reductions in force, complaints about sexual and other harassment, reasonable accommodations under the ADA, leave under the FMLA and various state laws, and wage and hour practices, including employee classification issues and pay equity, and data privacy and security. Suzanne also has extensive experience drafting a variety of employment agreements (including executive employment, non-disclosure, non-competition, and severance agreements) as well as employee handbooks, individual policies, and offer letters.
Suzanne regularly trains HR professionals and managers on a full range of employment law issues, including sexual harassment and FMLA and ADA procedures. Twice a year, Suzanne offers Managing Employees 101, a half-day program for supervisors and managers that includes the ten things every manager and supervisor should know about employment law as well as practical tools for managing employee performance.
Suzanne has conducted numerous workplace investigations in response to employee complaints of harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation as well as workplace injuries and/or safety violations.
Suzanne chairs the firm's Employment practice group.
Chambers Review
USA
Suzanne King of Pierce Atwood LLP comes recommended for her extensive employment law expertise, which sees her regularly advise management from sectors such as education and life sciences on workplace investigations, workforce reductions and wage and hour concerns.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She handles the most intense situations with grace and a cool head."
"She is well-versed in the for-profit and non-profit worlds and always provides me with a set of options, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each approach."
"We absolutely love working with Suzanne and rely on her thoughtful and relevant counsel."
"She handles the most intense situations with grace and a cool head."
"She is well-versed in the for-profit and non-profit worlds and always provides me with a set of options, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each approach."
"We absolutely love working with Suzanne and rely on her thoughtful and relevant counsel."