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Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Sara provides employers strategic, business-focused advice and legal representation in a full spectrum of employee-related matters. She has experience with employee disputes at all stages, including pre-suit demands, administrative proceedings, and lawsuits involving wages/hours (FLSA), harassment, discrimination, retaliation (Title VII, ADEA), and contract disputes. Sara works with clients on personnel training, workplace investigations, and related policies. Her experience also includes executive compensation, employment, and restrictive covenant agreements; employee and contractor classification, pay practices (overtime, travel time); and performance management, effective discipline, and employment separations (cause terminations).

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It seems that even celebrities are not immune from workplace claims. In this episode of Hiring to Firing, hosts Tracey Diamond and Emily Schifter are joined by their Troutman Pepper Locke employment law partner, Sara Longtain, to discuss the movie It Ends With Us and the real-life lawsuits sparked by it. Tune in as the trio discusses alleged conduct that occurred on set and in the marketing of the film, resulting in lawsuits filed by Blake Lively for sexual harassment and Justin Baldoni for defamation. The conversation focuses on what employers can take away from this competing litigation, including the importance of harassment policies, best practices for avoiding retaliation claims, and how to combat the use of social media as a tool for misconduct. This episode is sure to be interesting for employers in all industries.