Perspectiva General

Emily Linn assists employers with a variety of labor and employment law issues. She has experience representing clients in both administrative and litigation matters involving disputes brought under various federal and state laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Emily’s practice also includes advising clients on various employment matters including discipline, separations and reductions in force, leave and accommodation issues under the ADA and FMLA, religious accommodation under Title VII, contingent worker and independent contractor classifications, federal and state child labor laws and workplace safety concerns. Emily has experience reviewing policies, handbooks, and providing management and employee training.

Emily also regularly conducts internal workplace investigations for higher education institutions and private employers related to allegations of employee misconduct, including discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation.

Prior to joining Littler, Emily was an attorney at a regional law firm in Austin, Texas, where she represented and counseled public entities on routine employment matters and government-specific issues, including immunity and responding to open record requests and subpoenas for client documentation.

While in law school, Emily was an authorities editor on the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law and interned in the office of the general counsel of a federally owned electric utility corporation.

Afiliaciones Profesionales y Comunitarias

Member

Austin Bar Association

Member

Travis County Women Lawyers' Association

Speaking Engagements

Contingent Workplace Risk Challenges

Risk Management and Compliance Workshop, Staffing Industry Analysts

October 17, 2024

Workplace Violence Issues

CenTex SHRM, Belton, TX

October 9, 2024

Child Labor in the United States & Beyond: A Legal, Moral, & PR Nightmare for Employers

Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

May 10, 2024

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

CenTexSHRM, Belton, TX

October 11, 2023

Educación

  • J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School, 2018
  • B.A., University of Texas, Austin, 2014with honors

Admisión de la barra

Texas

Cortes

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas