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Carolyn A. Wade

Education

  • J.D. Duquesne University
    B.A. West Virginia University

Bar Admissions

  • West Virginia

Recent Publications By Carolyn A. Wade

BET YOU DIDN’T SEE THIS COMING... ,
May 19, 2010
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Why Employers Should Be Concerned about the Personnel File Bill ,
January 29, 2010
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Carolyn A. Wade
Of Counsel

Carolyn A. Wade
Of Counsel

Carolyn Wade focuses her practice in the areas of employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, labor-management relations, and personnel counseling. Prior to joining the firm, she worked in the Legal Department at the former Weirton Steel Corporation, where she represented the Industrial Relations Department in various labor relations and human resource matters. She also negotiated the company’s first collective bargaining agreement with its bargaining unit of nurses and medical technicians.

Ms. Wade has represented clients before state and federal courts of West Virginia, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the West Virginia Human Rights Commission.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Counseled public and private employers concerning a variety of state and federal employment laws, including the ADA, FMLA, FLSA, OWBPA, NLRA, Title VII and the WVHRA
  • Defended numerous charges before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the West Virginia Human Rights Commission, alleging race, age, sex, disability and national origin discrimination
  • Provided diversity and harassment training for both management and non-management employees
  • Drafted and revised numerous employment policies and personnel handbooks
  • Represented management at numerous labor arbitrations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 1990
    Steptoe & Johnson
  • 1980-1990
    Weirton Steel Corporation, Legal Department

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Super Lawyers®
  • Harrison County Bar Association
  • Employment Law Section, West Virginia State Bar
  • President, North Central Chapter SHRM
  • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
  • American Arbitration Association

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

  • Chair, Human Resource Committee, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
  • Humane Society of the United States
  • Bridgeport Kiwanis
  • Hope, Inc.