Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Employment and Labor

Of Counsel - Litigation and Investigations

Hollye Atwood’s experience includes primary responsibility for numerous litigation matters representing management in state and federal courts; subject matters include employment discrimination (race, sex, sexual harassment, national origin, disability and age), equal pay, overtime and minimum wage, Missouri service letter, wrongful discharge, state employment torts, workers compensation retaliation and subpoena enforcement. Ms. Atwood has defended clients against employment discrimination charges before the EEOC and state and local agencies. Over the past several years, Ms. Atwood has been responsible for OFCCP audits, wage-hour investigations, unemployment compensation appeals and development of affirmative action plans.  Ms. Atwood’s policy development experience includes employee handbooks, sexual harassment policies, drug screening programs, ADA compliance, COVID-19 policies, and internal grievance procedures. She counsels clients on a wide range of human resource issues including work force reductions, discipline, terminations and termination agreements,COVID-19, Family and Medical Leave Act, reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disability Act, sexual harassment, service letter requests and OFCCP Affirmative Action Plan audits. Ms. Atwood is a frequent speaker on employment topics to state and regional groups.