Profile

Shalanna Pirtle concentrates her practice in the area of employment counseling and litigation, including North Carolina Department of Labor & Employment Security Commission proceedings and EEOC proceedings. She also defends litigation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Ms. Pirtle is admitted to practice before the state courts of North Carolina and the United States District Court for the Western and Middle Districts of North Carolina.

Prior to joining Parker Poe, Ms. Pirtle worked for several years as a corporate trainer for one of the largest international dining restaurant companies.

Experience Highlights

Ms. Pirtle regularly advises and represents clients in the following areas:

• Issues arising under the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act, the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act
• Human resources management training and counseling on various employer policies
• Wrongful discharge, retaliation, violation of state public policy, breach of contract, breach of covenants not to compete, infliction of emotional distress and other claims arising out of the employment relationship
• Sexual harassment claims
• Drafting and review of covenants not to compete, confidentiality agreements and protection of trade secrets and other proprietary information
• Drafting and review of employment agreements
• Preparation and revision of employee handbooks and other employment policies
• Specific personnel actions such as hiring, evaluations, discipline and termination
• Reductions in Force
• Drafting and review of Disability Testing Accommodations policies

News

• Parker Poe, Once Again, Welcomes Largest Class of Fall Associates
  November 1, 2007

Events & Speaking Engagements

• Surviving the Regulation and Enforcement Action Avalanche: FLSA & EEO Compliance
  November 2010
  HR Checkup Seminar
• Are You in Compliance?: Identity Theft “Red Flag” Rules
  July 15, 2010
  The Employers Association - Charlotte, NC
• Strategies for Effective Record Keeping
  May 2010
  Carolinas Chapter Society for Human Resource Management
• Employer Obligations Under FACTA Red Flags Rule & North Carolina Identity Theft Protection Act
  July 2009
  The Employers Association
• Employer Responses to Employee Blogging Activity
  November 2008
  Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein Seminar
• Annual Federal, North Carolina and South Carolina Employment Update
  May 2008
  York County Society for Human Resource Management

Memberships

• KIPP Charlotte Charter School
  Board of Directors (Vice-Chair, 2010-present, Member, 2008-present); Chair, Human Resources Committee, 2009-present; Chair, Grievance Committee, 2008-present
• North Carolina Bar Association
  Member, Law Day Committee; Coordinator, Western Regional Moot Court Competition
• John S. Leary Bar Association
  Member
• Stratford-Richardson YMCA
  Member, Financial Action Development Team