Jerry Walters - Charlotte Employment & Labor Lawyer Reviews & Ratings

Mr. Walters provides litigation and counseling services to employers on a wide variety of employment and labor issues. He advises clients on matters under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the National Labor Relations Act, and other federal and state employment laws. Mr. Walters represents employers and management in wage and hour class/collective actions, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful discharge cases, among others. Mr. Walters also assists clients with traditional labor matters such as unfair labor practices and union avoidance. He has successfully handled cases for clients before federal and state courts, the EEOC, and other administrative agencies. Mr. Walters has participated in cases before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Eighth, and Eleventh Circuits. He has provided employment-related legal services for clients in a wide range of industries.. In 2008, the Governor appointed Mr. Walters to serve as a Member of the North Carolina Commission on Workforce Development (Commission). The Commission develops policies and strategies that enable the States workforce to compete in the current and future global economy.. Mr. Walters has practice management-side employment and labor law exclusively since 1997.  Prior to his experience in private practice, Mr. Walters served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Richard L. Voorhees, then Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.