Accessibility Tools

The Latest      —

About the Firm

Written on .

Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Schneider & Stine P.C. is a national law firm exclusively representing and advising management clients in all practice areas related to labor and employment law. The firm's clients range in size from Fortune 500 companies to small and medium-sized companies.

Clients include food processors, manufacturers, health care providers, retailers, transportation companies, hotels/motels, restaurants and other hospitality enterprises, public employers (including county and city governments), construction companies, and utilities. The firm maintains its primary office in Atlanta, Georgia, and has a branch office in Athens and Savannah, Georgia. The firm is an affiliate member of the Wimberly & Lawson Network. Other members include Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC based in Tennessee (with offices in Nashville, Knoxville, Morristown, and Cookeville), and Wimberly, Lawson, Daniels, & Fisher based in South Carolina (with offices in Greenville).

The firm's attorneys strive to prevent clients from experiencing legal problems. The firm conducts audits of clients' human resources policies and practices, employee handbooks, written forms and notices, employment applications, performance appraisals, orientation programs, harassment policies and complaint procedures, affirmative action plans, recruitment and hiring procedures, standards of conduct, leave of absence procedures, and discharge and discipline policies.

The firm also conducts many types of management training programs, including union avoidance; equal employment opportunity and affirmative action obligations; maintaining work environments free of harassment, violence, and substance abuse; investigating and remedying claims of harassment or discrimination; alternative dispute resolution and internal mediation to avoid litigation; equal pay and wage reviews; reasonable accommodation of employees with disabilities; handling corrective action and discharge issues; and executive/management development.

The firm also offers sophisticated litigation services to clients. The firm defends employers against all types of discrimination and wrongful discharge claims, as well as more complex litigation involving FLSA collective actions, class actions, employment contract disputes, OFCCP claims, trade secrets, tax, pension and benefit issues. The firm also successfully represents clients in union organizing campaigns.

The firm strives to deliver the highest quality legal service in a timely, cost-effective and ethical manner. Its attorneys keep abreast of the latest developments in labor and employment law by writing legal texts and articles geared to human resources executives, attending legal education courses, and delivering seminars before numerous national, regional and local organizations. They share their legal knowledge with clients through the monthly newsletter and the annual Labor Relations & Employment Law Update Conference.

Kathleen J. Jennings
Kathleen J. Jennings
Former Principal

Kathleen J. Jennings is a former principal in the Atlanta office of Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Schneider, & Stine, P.C. She defends employers in employment matters, such as sexual harassment, discrimination, Wage and Hour, OSHA, restrictive covenants, and other employment litigation and provides training and counseling to employers in employment matters.

Get Email Updates

Receive newsletters and alerts directly in your email inbox. Sign up below.

Recent Content

paying for item, indoors, business

Pay Gains Are Shrinking

Everyone can feel the high inflation levels that have been plaguing the U.S. over recent months.  Recent data indicates the high inflatio...
notebook, pencil

Recent Ruling Limits At-will Provisions of Employee Handbook

Most employers have employee handbooks, and most employers have done a pretty good job of including at-will statements therein and statem...
bee hive, outdoors

If You Have a Company Intranet Site, Read This

Many employers have company non-public intranet sites allowing employees to communicate with the company and each other on matters of int...
covid 19 virus, concept

Benefit Adjustments When COVID-19 Emergency Ends

The Biden administration has announced that the COVID-19 emergency will end May 11, 2023.  Employers should prepare now for changes that ...
holding a be the good mug, indoors

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished... but Sometimes the Do-gooder Is Vindicated

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit just held - shock alert! - that paying an employee more than is legally required does ...
promo graphic for Strategies for Coping with Labor Shortages

Where Have All the Workers Gone? Strategies for Coping with Labor Shortages

The declining workforce participation is resulting in job vacancies almost double the number of available employees.  This webinar will e...

Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Schneider & Stine

3400 Peachtree Road, Ste 400 / Lenox Towers / Atlanta, GA 30326 /404.365.0900

Where Experience Counts


Thank you for visiting the firm's website. Please note that this website is intended for general information purposes only and does not constitute an offer of representation or create an attorney-client relationship with the firm. The firm welcomes receipt of electronic mail but the act of sending electronic mail alone does not create an attorney-client relationship. You may reproduce materials available at this site for your own personal use and for non-commercial distribution. All copies must include the firm's copyright notice.

© Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Schneider & Stine P.C. | Site By JSM