Attorney Info
Linda B. Hollinshead
Partner
Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
USA
Phone: +1 215 979 1885
Fax: +1 215 405 2977
Email:
lhollinshead@duanemorris.com
Linda B. Hollinshead practices in the area of employment law. Ms. Hollinshead provides training and counseling to employees throughout the country on a variety of subjects, including monitoring employee attendance, FMLA compliance, medical and religious accommodations, leaves of absence policies, harassment and discrimination prevention, responding to harassment and discrimination claims, business diversity, termination of employees, hiring practices, performance appraisals and performance management.
Ms. Hollinshead conducts investigations on behalf of employers into claims of harassment and discrimination. She also assists clients in drafting employees policies and handbooks, confidentiality and noncompete agreements, employment agreements, termination and severance agreements as well as independent contractor agreements. She represents employers in administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other state and local agencies.
Ms. Hollinshead is a 1997 cum laude graduate of Rutgers University School of Law and a graduate of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University (M.S., Public Policy) and Bucknell University (B.A., cum laude).
Areas of Practice
- Employment Law
Professional Activities
- National Association of College and University Attorneys
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
Education
- Rutgers School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1997
- Bucknell University, B.A., cum laude, 1993
- Rutgers University, Eagleton Institute of Politics, M.S., Public Policy, 1995
Selected Publications
- "FMLA Amended Again by the National Defense Authorization Act for 2010," Duane Morris Alert, November 2, 2009
- "EEOC Issues Proposed Revisions to ADA Regulations and Interpretive Guidance," Duane Morris Alert, September 24, 2009
- Co-author, "EEOC Approves Proposed ADA Regulations Broadening Definition of Disability," Duane Morris Alert, September 18, 2009
- "It's More than Just Good Manners: Fostering an Ethical Working Environment," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, March 2007
- "What's in a Name: Preventing and Responding to Identity Theft in the Workplace," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, November 2006
- "It's All About What You Know and When You Know It: The FMLA Designation," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, July 2002
