Lauren Russell

About Laura's Practice

Lauren Russell represents employers on a range of issues relating to compliance with local, state, and federal employment laws and constitutional provisions. She has experience in each of Delaware's state and federal courts, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Lauren also regularly assists clients in administrative proceedings before state agencies, including the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.

Education

• Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D.
• Wesleyan University, B.A., with honors

Major Publications & Speaking Engagements

• Editor, Delaware Employment Law Letter
• Contributing Editor, Mid-Atlantic Employment Law Letter
• Author, "Still not out of the pandemic 'woods' yet, but here's what employers can do," Delaware Employment Law Letter, August 2021, and HR Daily Advisor, August 19, 2021
• Quoted, "Congress Again Mulling Pregnancy Accommodation Bill," HR Daily Advisor, May 13, 2021
• Quoted, "Trump's Training Order Raising Concerns About Employers' Diversity Efforts," HR Daily Advisor, October 1, 2020
• Co-Author, "4 potential COVID-related HR landmines and how to avoid them," Delaware Employment Law Letter, October 2020, and HR Daily Advisor, August 27, 2020
• Quoted, "Businesses Beginning to Reopen, But Not All Workers Ready to Go Back," HR Daily Advisor, May 4, 2020
• Author, "Do's and don'ts of female retention and advancement," Delaware Employment Law Letter, February 2020, and Diversity Insight, April 15, 2020
• Author, "Do it like Google: guidelines on workplace behavior," Delaware Employment Law Letter, August 2019, and Diversity Insight, December 19, 2019
• Author, "Adventures in cybersecurity: How to respond when workers are duped by cyberattackers," Delaware Employment Law Letter, December 2018, and HR Daily Advisor, December 27, 2018
• Author, "Voluntary self-identification: best practices," Delaware Employment Law Letter, April 2015, and HR Daily Advisor, November 1, 2018
• Author, "You're fired! Softening the blow of a termination," Delaware Employment Law Letter, November 2016, and HR Daily Advisor, October 30, 2018
• Author, "Quitting is for quitters--and it leads to liability," Delaware Employment Law Letter, September 2018, and HR Daily Advisor, October 5, 2018
• Author, "When skies aren't so friendly: Airplanes can be hotbed of harassment, sexual assault," Delaware Employment Law Letter, August 2018, and HR Daily Advisor, August 16, 2018
• Author, "Vaccinations and religion: The limits are set," Delaware Employment Law Letter, June 2018, and HR Daily Advisor, July 12, 2018
• Author, "How to avoid a culture of lies," Delaware Employment Law Letter, May 2018, and HR Daily Advisor, June 18, 2018
• Author, "More money, more problems (when you terminate an employee)," Delaware Employment Law Letter, March 2018, and HR Daily Advisor, April 11, 2018
• Author, "Language, inclusion, and diversity in the workplace," Delaware Employment Law Letter, October 2017, and Diversity Insight, December 17, 2017
• Quoted, "High profile or not, sexual harassment claims require employer action," Human Resources News, October 27, 2017
• Quoted, "Exploring answers to 'mommy-track' dilemma," Diversity Insight, May 14, 2017
• Author, "The risks of unpaid leave and the FMLA," Delaware Employment Law Letter, February 2017, and HR Daily Advisor, March 29, 2017
• Author, "Changes coming to Delaware's discrimination law," Delaware Employment Law Letter, August 2016, and Human Resources News, December 7, 2016
• Author, "Do you have a Weiner in your workplace? Disciplining employees for off-duty conduct," Delaware Employment Law Letter, October 2016, and HR Hero Line, September 2, 2016
• Author, "Commonsense guidelines on social media use," Delaware Employment Law Letter, January 2016, and Technology for HR Blog, April 13, 2016
• Author, "New rule simplifies FMLA administration," Delaware Employment Law Letter, March 2015, and HR Hero Line, March 25, 2015
• Quoted, "HR's holiday gift guide: You don't have to be Santa to bring workplace cheer," HR Hero Line, December 24, 2014
• Author, "Revisiting gender identity discrimination," Delaware Employment Law Letter, September 2014, and Diversity Insight, September 14, 2014
• Quoted, "Flexible work, job protection, paid leave at heart of White House summit," HR News, June 23, 2014
• Author, "A holiday gift from the NLRB to employees," Delaware Employment Law Letter, December 2013, and HR Hero Line, Dec. 27, 2013
• Author, "Time is Money-Especially when Building a Harassment Case," Delaware Employment Law Letter, February 2013
• Author, "Getting it right: avoiding harassment claims," Delaware Employment Law Letter, August 2012
• Author, "Avoiding Joint Employer Status and Joint Employer Liability," Delaware Employment Law Letter, July 2012
• Author, "But I Just Know It Was Discrimination!" Delaware Employment Law Letter, April 2012
• Author, "Less Is More: Delaware Courts Crack Down on Expansive Noncompetes," Delaware Employment Law Letter, February 2012
• Author, "Recording Workplace Communications: What Do You Need to Know?," Delaware Employment Law Letter, November 2011
• Author, "Lies, Damn Lies, and the FMLA," Delaware Employment Law Letter, September 2011
• Author, "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow--But With Unemployment Benefits," Delaware Employment Law Letter, August 2011
• Author, "Employee Classification: Once More Into the Breach (of Contract), Dear Friends," Delaware Employment Law Letter, July 2011
• Author, "Managing Partner or Executive Director? A New Model for Law Firms," Law Practice Today, June 2011
• Author, "Delaware's Civil-Union Law, Part II: Benefits Under Federal Law," Delaware Employment Law Letter, June 2011
• Author, "Restrictive Covenants: To Compete or To Not Compete?," Delaware Employment Law Letter, May 2011
• Author, "Attorney-Client Privilege: May You View an Employee's Attorney-Client Communications If Exchanged via Work E-mail?," Delaware Employment Law Letter, March 2011
• Author, "Failure to Promote: Lilly Ledbetter Has Reached Her Limits," Delaware Employment Law Letter, January 2011
• Author, "Evidence: Medical Evidence and Lay Testimony Sufficient to Prove FMLA Claim," Delaware Employment Law Letter, May 2010
• Author, "Covenant Not to Compete: Restrictive Covenants--an Employer's Best Friend," Delaware Employment Law Letter, March 2010

Professional Recognition

2013 recipient of the William F. Taylor Pro Bono Award

Admitted to Practice

• • U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit