Emily J. Carapella focuses her practice on traditional labor matters and employment-related litigation.
In the traditional labor context, Emily handles a wide range of issues, including:
- Assisting employers with unfair labor practice investigations and representation petitions
- Representing employers at unfair labor practice trials and representation hearings
- Handling grievance arbitrations (both contract interpretation and employee discipline)
- Negotiating collective bargaining agreements
- Advising employers on union issues
- Challenging adverse National Labor Relations Board decisions in federal courts of appeal
In the employment context, Emily represents employers in federal court, at arbitration, and in administrative proceedings before agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the Maryland Commission for Civil Rights, and the D.C. Office of Human Rights. She has experience with a wide variety of employment-related claims, including claims involving the following:
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
- The Americans with Disabilities Act
- The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- The Family and Medical Leave Act
- The D.C. Human Rights Act
- The Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act
- The Occupational Safety and Health Act
Emily also advises employers on a wide variety of employment matters, including employee discipline, performance management, employment-related contracts, wage and hour compliance, and antidiscrimination requirements.
