Anessa Abrams has more than 25 years of experience as a management labor and employment attorney.
Anessa appreciates the importance of learning her clients’ businesses and working collaboratively with decisionmakers to achieve business objectives. Over the course of her career, Anessa has represented clients in labor and employment matters in a variety of industries, including automotive, education, credit union, bank, restaurant, hospitality, construction, tree care, and beverage distribution, as well as non-profit organizations, trade associations, and government contractors.
Within the education industry, Anessa has represented public and private institutions of higher education, public charter schools, and an online higher education provider. Her work includes, among other things, defense of claims brought by faculty, staff, and students concerning, among other things, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, and retaliation; grievance arbitration; defense of unfair labor practice claims; and investigations before the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights.
In addition to her litigation work across industries, Anessa counsels corporate executives and managers on the myriad of issues that arise in the employer-employee relationship, including leave and accommodation requests, layoffs, disciplinary action, and employee terminations. Anessa also investigates allegations of inappropriate workplace conduct, and conducts training sessions for managers and supervisors o employment-related issues.