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#  February 2017

 [ ![WIMBERLY LAWSON ADDS WORKERS'  COMPENSATION DEFENSE EXPERT](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/8a/shield-pawel-czerwinski-rovcbkmfk_k-unsplash-8a3f3f6b.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=427:wimberly-lawson-adds-workers-compensation-defense-expert&catid=142)##  [Wimberly Lawson Adds Workers' Compensation Defense Expert](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=427:wimberly-lawson-adds-workers-compensation-defense-expert&catid=142)

February 01, 2017 | [February 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=142)

During late 2016, the firm added Thomas Walker as Of Counsel. In addition to his experience in litigation and employment law, Thomas has twenty-four years' experience practicing workers’ compensation law mostly defending employers/insurers and self-insured employers.

[Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=427:wimberly-lawson-adds-workers-compensation-defense-expert&catid=142)

##  [EEOC ISSUES PROPOSED HARASSMENT GUIDANCE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=426:eeoc-issues-proposed-harassment-guidance&catid=142)

February 01, 2017 | [February 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=142)

On January 10, 2017, the EEOC issued a proposed enforcement guidance addressing unlawful harassment. The law protects individuals from harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, national original, disability, age, or genetic information. Harassment charges make up over 30% of all discrimination charges filed with the EEOC. The guidanc…

[Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=426:eeoc-issues-proposed-harassment-guidance&catid=142)

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