Alison N. Davis

Alison N. Davis represents management in employment and labor law. She has extensive litigation experience in the employment arena, including:

• Sexual harassment
• Race, national origin, age, gender and disability discrimination
• Overtime
• Wrongful termination claims
• Pay discrimination issues
• Wage and hour matters

Alison has successfully tried cases in state and federal courts and argued appellate cases. She regularly appears before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, the District of Columbia Office of Human Rights, and the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor.

Alison also conducts discrimination and hostile work environment investigations, and assists clients with ethics issues, performance management and student relations. She has specific knowledge of:

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• The Older Worker Benefit Protection Act
• The Fair Labor Standards Act
• The Fair Credit Reporting Act
• The Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
• The False Claims Act (Retaliation)
• The Family and Medical Leave Act
• The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
• The Railway Labor Act
• The D.C. Family and Medical Leave Act
• The D.C. Human Rights Act
• The D.C. Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act

Alison regularly counsels employers on leave and accommodation; disciplinary actions; inclusion, equity, and diversity (IE&D); wage and hour issues at all stages, including startups; business restructuring; and policies and procedures. She is a frequent presenter and trainer on conducting lawful investigations, EEO and IE&D.

Alison frequently works with the following types of clients:

• Government contractors
• Public charter schools
• Airlines
• Restaurants
• Hotels
• Not-for-profits
• Medical practices
• Congressionally created private corporations
• Private security guard companies
• Retailers

Alison is a former member of Littler's Board of Directors and the former D.C. Office Managing Shareholder. Earlier in her career, Alison served as associate general counsel for labor and employment at a national railroad, as vice-president and assistant general counsel with an insurance company, and later, as a partner at a Washington, D.C., law firm. She also worked as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University teaching workplace ethics and global labor and employment law for the School of Continuing Studies, Human Resources Management program.