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By Brooks Igo
Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook
Ann Marie Painter has joined the Dallas office of Perkins Coie as a partner in the firm’s labor and employment practice. Painter is the third partner to join the Dallas office since March, joining Bobby Majumder and Kelly Hine.
Painter, who focuses her practice on representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment litigation and counseling, joins Perkins Coie after working nearly six years at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
“I hope to play a significant role in advising firm clients on social media issues and helping identify the next wave of issues and solutions in that area,” she said. “I also hope to help Perkins Coie establish a premier labor and employment practice in Texas.”
The implications of the Affordable Care Act, the possibility of some version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) passing, the impact of U.S. v. Windsor in the area of employee benefits and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) compliance and the evolving rules of social media use in the workplace are hot issues facing her clients, Painter said.
The University of Tennessee College of Law graduate says the biggest legal challenges facing her clients are multi-jurisdictional state law compliance, independent contractor misclassification and disability accommodations.
Painter is also very involved in various pro bono projects including the Human Rights Initiative (HRI), a local non-profit that supports children of homeless families and the 10,000 Small Business program run by Goldman Sachs. She is currently working on a matter for a client of HRI who came to the U.S. as a juvenile—she and her team stopped the removal proceeding and are helping the client obtain a green card.
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