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The Employment Rights Section concentrates on all aspects of employment and labor law, including Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Fair Labor Standards Act, employment discrimination, and wrongful discharge cases.


The Employment Rights Section is endowed by Mark Mandell & David Casey in honor of Brian Monaghan.

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Section members, visit AAJ's Community Center to connect with your colleagues, search discussion archives, download documents, read the latest blog posts, update your list server settings, and more. Section Member Login

Section Leadership

  • Chair: Carla D. Aikens | Carla D. Aikens, PLC, Detroit, MI

  • Chair-Elect: Tamarah Prevost | Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, Burlingame, CA

  • Vice Chair: Tiega-Noel Varlack | Varlack Legal Services, Hayward, CA

  • Membership Liaison: Lydia Floyd | The Lydia Floyd Law Firm LLC, Rocky River, OH

  • Secretary: Deena Buchanan | Buchanan Law Firm, LLP, Albuquerque, NM

  • Content Curator: Richard Neuworth, LeBau & Neuworth, Towson, MD

  • Immediate Past Chair: Mary Olszewska | HKM Employment Attorneys LLP, Minneapolis, MN

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Section membership is open to all membership categories and Paralegal Affiliates. Certain benefits in membership categories other than Regular, Life, Sustaining, and President's Club may be restricted. In particular, access to the Section e-mail list servers are limited to Regular, Life, Sustaining, and President's Club Members, and sponsored Law Professors and Paralegal Affiliates. The online document libraries are limited to Regular, Life, Sustaining, and President's Club Members. List server participants and access to a Section's document library requires membership in that specific Section.