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About our firm
Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP is a boutique civil rights and employment law firm based in Washington, D.C. The firm's lawyers are nationally recognized for their expertise in the areas of employment law, sexual harassment law, Sarbanes-Oxley and other whistleblower claims, disability law, civil rights and civil liberties matters, and consumer class actions. We have been recognized as among the best employment lawyers nationally and in the Washington, D.C. area. -
Employment-Related Contracts, our practice area related to employment law
We regularly counsel and represent individuals in all aspects of their employment relationships - from hiring to separation. An employee may be asked to sign a variety of contracts or agreements by his or her employer, and these contracts can sometimes be very difficult to navigate without the assistance of an employment attorney. Moreover, many contracts can dramatically affect the current or future compensation given to an employee or an employee's future ability to earn a living. -
Executive Compensation / Covenants Not to Compete, our practice area related to employment law
The "dot-com" boom of the mid-'90s saw a dramatic rise in so-called covenants not to compete (CNTC). Emerging technologies and an ultra-competitive atmosphere, created by the high number of start-up companies, led employers to attempt to bind their employees to incredibly broad CNTCs. As employees attempt to continue their careers with new employers, they often encounter legal difficulties and need legal assistance extricating themselves from these restrictive covenants. -
Overtime Pay, our practice area related to employment law
The Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") divides employees into two categories: "exempt employees" and "non-exempt employees." Non-exempt employees are entitled to time-and-a-half compensation for overtime work, among other benefits. The workweek is generally a fixed, regularly recurring period of seven days. Usually any overtime pay worked in a particular workweek must be paid to the employee on the pay day covering the same pay period in which the overtime hours were worked. -
Family and Medical Leave, our practice area related to employment law
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides a means for employees to balance their work and family responsibilities by taking unpaid leave for certain reasons. The FMLA provides an entitlement of up to twelve weeks of job-protected, unpaid leave during any 12-month period for the certain reasons. -
Retaliation, our practice area related to employment law
Federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws prohibit an employer from retaliating against an employee because that employee opposed conduct he or she reasonably believed constituted unlawful discrimination. The same laws that prohibit discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, and disability also prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose unlawful discrimination or participate in an employment discrimination proceeding. -
Appellate Practice, our practice area related to employment law
The Katz, Marshall & Banks Appellate Practice Group, led by Daniel Edelman, aims to become a leading appellate resource for plaintiffs and their counsel, assisting them in defending their jury verdicts, creating good law, and overturning unjust court rulings in civil rights cases and a wider range of other cases. The group's attorneys have successfully argued cases before federal courts of appeals throughout the nation and numerous state appellate courts. -
Debra S. Katz, Partner
Debra S. Katz has been successfully litigating employment discrimination, civil rights, and whistleblower protection cases for more than 20 years. She is a founding partner of Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP, where she concentrates her practice on employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, Sarbanes-Oxley and other whistleblower claims, contractual employment disputes and civil rights matters. Ms. Katz has developed extensive litigation experience in federal and local courts in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia and before federal and state administrative agencies. -
Harassment in the Workplace, ALI-ABA Course of Study
This chapter provides an overview of harassment employment law claims under Title VII and Section 1981, with an emphasis on sexual and racial harassment claims, and a briefer presentation of concurrent state civil rights remedies. -
Whistleblowing, Sarbanes-Oxley, and Retaliation Claims, ALI-ABA Course of Study
Undoubtedly the most widely discussed federal whistleblower statute is the enacted provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-204 (July 30, 2002) that protects certain corporate whistleblowers who report financial or securities-related wrongdoing. As of March 21, 2006, 714 Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower cases had been filed with the Department of Labor. Given increased media exposure and employee education about this law, and the breadth of the coverage and protections afforded, one can only anticipate a proliferation in the number of cases filed. -
Ethical Considerations in Employment Litigation, ALI-ABA Course of Study
This chapter surveys several hot topics in the intersection between employment law and the ethical requirements and obligations of attorneys in multiple representation contexts.