Lori M. Carr

Practice AreasLabor & Employment LawArbitration/Mediation/ADRPractice EmphasisMs. Carr is Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and is an experienced mediator and arbitrator. Her expertise is in representing employers in all matters arising out of the employment relationship, including litigation defense, risk management, training, consultation, and representation during government audits.Ms. Carr has first chair trial experience in state and federal courts, arbitration proceedings, and before government agencies. Ms. Carr is a frequent lecturer on employment policies, management training, and compliance with state and federal employment laws. She represents clients in state and federal courts, the U.S. Department of Justice, EEOC, U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA, and the Texas Workforce Commission.Ms. Carr has experience and expertise in the following areas:Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (discrimination, harassment and retaliation based on sex, national origin, religion, color, and race)Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (age discrimination)Americans With Disabilities Act (disability accommodation and discrimination)Family and Medical Leave ActFair Labor Standards Act (minimum wage and overtime issues)Covenants Not to Compete and other restrictive covenantsMisappropriation of Trade SecretsERISA Litigation (benefit claims, interference with protected rights, violation of statutory and common law duties)Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)Executive Order 11246 (affirmative action planning and audit defense)Sarbanes-Oxley Act (whistleblower protection)Workers Compensation RetaliationUnemployment BenefitsEmployment ContractsEmployment Policies and ProceduresWhistleblower actions, including "Sabine Pilot" actionsPregnancy DiscriminationUniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights ActArticle 21 of the Texas Labor CodeCommunity ActivitiesGirls, Inc. of Metropolitan DallasWomen For GirlsUTA Pre-Law Center Mentoring ProgramCounseling and TrainingA significant portion of the Ms. Carr's practice is focused on counseling employers on a daily basis on various employment issues, such as:Employee disciplineSexual harassment investigationsTermination decisionsEthics point investigationsEmployee theft investigationsPolicies and proceduresWorkplace violenceFamily leaveAccommodation of disabilitiesProper classification of employeesEmployment contractsPayment of wagesShe also conducts formal training, including the following:Training managers and supervisors in how to recognize and deal with employment law issuesSexual harassment education - for managers and employeesBest practices in employment policies and procedures, including hiring, discipline and terminationADA compliance and coordination with workers compensation and family leave lawsRepresentative ClientsThe following is a list of clients with whom Ms. Carr has a continuing relationship.B&E IndustriesD.R. HortonEaston-Bell SportsHeritage Capital CorporationLuminant Power Services CompanyNationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyNews ReleasesTaber Estes Thorne & Carr Partners Highlighted Among Top Women Lawyers in Dallas – 04/2010In the NewsTaber Estes Thorne & Carr Partners Featured Among Dallas' Best Lawyers – 06/2011Breaking the mold – Dallas Business Journal – 05/2010Lori Carr Featured on Fox 4 News Segment about the ADA – Fox 4 News – 08/2008The Good Ol' Girls Club – D Magazine – 05/2008

Practice AreasLabor & Employment LawArbitration/Mediation/ADRPractice EmphasisMs. Carr is Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and is an experienced mediator and arbitrator. Her expertise is in representing employers in all matters arising out of the employment relationship, including litigation defense, risk management, training, consultation, and representation during government audits.Ms. Carr has first chair trial experience in state and federal courts, arbitration proceedings, and before government agencies. Ms. Carr is a frequent lecturer on employment policies, management training, and compliance with state and federal employment laws. She represents clients in state and federal courts, the U.S. Department of Justice, EEOC, U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA, and the Texas Workforce Commission.Ms. Carr has experience and expertise in the following areas:Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (discrimination, harassment and retaliation based on sex, national origin, religion, color, and race)Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (age discrimination)Americans With Disabilities Act (disability accommodation and discrimination)Family and Medical Leave ActFair Labor Standards Act (minimum wage and overtime issues)Covenants Not to Compete and other restrictive covenantsMisappropriation of Trade SecretsERISA Litigation (benefit claims, interference with protected rights, violation of statutory and common law duties)Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)Executive Order 11246 (affirmative action planning and audit defense)Sarbanes-Oxley Act (whistleblower protection)Workers Compensation RetaliationUnemployment BenefitsEmployment ContractsEmployment Policies and ProceduresWhistleblower actions, including "Sabine Pilot" actionsPregnancy DiscriminationUniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights ActArticle 21 of the Texas Labor CodeCommunity ActivitiesGirls, Inc. of Metropolitan DallasWomen For GirlsUTA Pre-Law Center Mentoring ProgramCounseling and TrainingA significant portion of the Ms. Carr's practice is focused on counseling employers on a daily basis on various employment issues, such as:Employee disciplineSexual harassment investigationsTermination decisionsEthics point investigationsEmployee theft investigationsPolicies and proceduresWorkplace violenceFamily leaveAccommodation of disabilitiesProper classification of employeesEmployment contractsPayment of wagesShe also conducts formal training, including the following:Training managers and supervisors in how to recognize and deal with employment law issuesSexual harassment education - for managers and employeesBest practices in employment policies and procedures, including hiring, discipline and terminationADA compliance and coordination with workers compensation and family leave lawsRepresentative ClientsThe following is a list of clients with whom Ms. Carr has a continuing relationship.B&E IndustriesD.R. HortonEaston-Bell SportsHeritage Capital CorporationLuminant Power Services CompanyNationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyNews ReleasesTaber Estes Thorne & Carr Partners Highlighted Among Top Women Lawyers in Dallas – 04/2010In the NewsTaber Estes Thorne & Carr Partners Featured Among Dallas' Best Lawyers – 06/2011Breaking the mold – Dallas Business Journal – 05/2010Lori Carr Featured on Fox 4 News Segment about the ADA – Fox 4 News – 08/2008The Good Ol' Girls Club – D Magazine – 05/2008

Labor & Employment LawArbitration/Mediation/ADR

Ms. Carr is Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and is an experienced mediator and arbitrator. Her expertise is in representing employers in all matters arising out of the employment relationship, including litigation defense, risk management, training, consultation, and representation during government audits.

Ms. Carr has first chair trial experience in state and federal courts, arbitration proceedings, and before government agencies. Ms. Carr is a frequent lecturer on employment policies, management training, and compliance with state and federal employment laws. She represents clients in state and federal courts, the U.S. Department of Justice, EEOC, U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA, and the Texas Workforce Commission.

Ms. Carr has experience and expertise in the following areas:

A significant portion of the Ms. Carr's practice is focused on counseling employers on a daily basis on various employment issues, such as:

She also conducts formal training, including the following:

The following is a list of clients with whom Ms. Carr has a continuing relationship.