Profile

Keith Weddington concentrates his practice in employment law and has extensive experience representing employers in a broad array of disputes with employees and former employees.

Mr. Weddington frequently lectures and participates in seminars on employment law. He has also written numerous articles on employment law topics and compliance issues.

Experience Highlights

Mr. Weddington regularly advises and represents clients in employment law issues, including the following:

• EEOC proceedings and litigation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Sexual harassment
• Personnel actions such as hiring, evaluation, discipline and termination
• Drafting and review of employment agreements
• ERISA litigation
• Covenants not to compete, confidentiality agreements and protection of trade secrets
• Wrongful discharge, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress and other claims arising out of the employment relationship
• Preparation and revision of employee handbooks and employment policies
• Drug testing policies and procedures
• Family and Medical Leave Act
• Employment discrimination counseling
• Violence in the workplace
• Supervisor and management training
• Unemployment compensation issues
• Wage and hour issues
• Reductions in force

News

• Forty-Four Parker Poe Attorneys Named 2013 NC Super Lawyers
  January 18, 2013
• Four Parker Poe Attorneys Awarded Lawyer of the Year
  September 14, 2012
• 74 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2013
  August 23, 2012
• Chambers USA 2012 Ranks Parker Poe as Leading Law Firm
  June 7, 2012
• Forty-Two Parker Poe Attorneys Named as 2012 NC Super Lawyers
  January 20, 2012
• Business North Carolina Names 16 Attorneys to 2012 Legal Elite
  January 9, 2012
• 69 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2012
  September 6, 2011
• Chambers USA 2011 Ranks Parker Poe as Leading Law Firm
  June 10, 2011
• Thirty-Seven Parker Poe Attorneys Named NC Super Lawyers for 2011
  January 25, 2011
• 61 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2011
  August 18, 2010
• Chambers USA 2010 Ranks Parker Poe as Leading Law Firm
  June 11, 2010
• Law & Politics Names 36 Parker Poe Attorneys as Super Lawyers
  January 28, 2010
• 55 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers®
  July 30, 2009
• Chambers USA 2009 Recognizes Parker Poe As Leading Law Firm
  June 12, 2009
• Forty-Six Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
  January 26, 2009
• Twenty-One Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite" for 2009
  January 1, 2009
• Parker Poe Increases Number of Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America
  October 1, 2008
• More than 50 Parker Poe Attorneys among Business Leader's Top Lawyers
  September 24, 2008
• Chambers USA 2008 Recognizes Parker Poe Among America's Leading Lawyers
  June 16, 2008
• NC Workers Most Concerned with Outsourcing U.S. Jobs
  April 30, 2008
• Twenty-One Parker Poe Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
  January 28, 2008
• Twenty-One Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite" for 2008
  January 14, 2008
• 40 Parker Poe Attorneys Named Among 2008 Best Lawyers in America
  September 14, 2007
• Chambers USA 2007 Recognizes Parker Poe Among America's Leading Lawyers
  June 26, 2007
• Nineteen Parker Poe Attorneys Named North Carolina Super Lawyers 2007
  January 26, 2007
• Parker Poe Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America
  September 12, 2006
• Seventeen Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite"
  January 20, 2006
• Parker Poe Attorneys Among The Best Lawyers in America
  September 13, 2005
• Keith M. Weddington Writes About Image Discrimination in the Charlotte Business Journal
  Charlotte Business Journal
  April 20, 2005
• National Poll Shows Public Opinion Sharply Divided on Regulating Appearance - From Weight to Tattoos
  March 22, 2005
• New Requirements, Risks & Strategies for Hospitality Industry Employers
  March 14, 2005
• Parker Poe Attorneys Honored as The Best Lawyers in America and the "Legal Elite" in North Carolina
  February 28, 2005
• Five Parker Poe Attorneys and Five Practice Areas have been Included in the Chambers USA: Guide to American's Leading Business Lawyers
  June 3, 2004
• South Carolina Enacts "At-Will"/Handbook Statute 2. Changes to FLSA Overtime Regulations
  EmployNews
  May 18, 2004
• North Carolina Court Upholds Liquidated Damages Clause as Alternative to Covenant not to Compete in Physician Contract
  January 22, 2003