Adam Keating
Partner
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Phone: +1 404 253 6916
- Duane Morris LLP
1075 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30309-3929
USA
Adam Keating practices in the areas of employment law and management labor relations.
Mr. Keating represents businesses in all types of employment litigation and administrative matters, including the defense of employment discrimination claims, wrongful discharge cases, wage and hour litigation, employment contract matters and restrictive covenant litigation. Mr. Keating also counsels businesses on a variety of employment matters including: hiring and onboarding; managing risks in employee discipline and terminations; wage and hour compliance; leaves of absences; COVID-19 health and safety plans and policies; employee investigations; reductions in the workforce and OSHA citations. In addition, he represents management in representation and unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board and handles collective bargaining negotiations as well as grievances and arbitrations under collective bargaining agreements. Mr. Keating also negotiates and drafts executive employment agreements for both employers and senior executives.
Mr. Keating also prepares employee handbooks and policies that are tailored to the employer's industry, geographical footprint and workforce.
Areas of Practice
- Employment Law
- Management Labor Relations
- Employment Advice and Counseling
- Employment Litigation
- Restrictive Covenant Litigation
- Trade Secret Protection
- Collective Bargaining Negotiations
- Wage and Hour Litigation
Admissions
- Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Education
- Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2011
- Binghamton University, B.A., cum laude, 2007
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2022-present
- Associate, 2014-2021 - Littler Mendelson P.C.
- Associate, 2013-2014 - Ford & Harrison LLP
- Associate, 2011-2013
Honors and Awards
- Named to Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch," 2021-2023
Selected Publications
- Author, "Representation Management Petitions and Representation Elections," LexisNexis, July 2024
- Co-author, "NLRB Upends Severance Agreement Rules Employers Routinely Live By," Duane Morris Alert, February 27, 2023
- Co-author, "As New OSHA Enforcement Guidance Expands Application of Instance-by-Instance Citations and Penalties, Employers Should Step Up Facility Audits," Duane Morris Alert, February 21, 2023
- Co-author, "NLRB Rings in New Year with Impactful Case Law and New Rules Employers Need to Know," Duane Morris Alert, January 9, 2023
- Co-author, "Atlanta's Newly Amended Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Could Affect Your Business As a Private Employer," Duane Morris Alert, November 28, 2022
- Quoted, “Rulings Illuminate Intersection of COVID-19, Disability Law,” Law360, May 25, 2021 regarding dismissal with prejudice obtained on behalf of client regarding COVID-19 and associational disability discrimination
- Quoted, "Employees May Be Fired for Hate Speech on Social Media," SHRM, August 4, 2020
- Co-author, "Final Rule on Overtime Compensation Changes 'Fluctuating Workweek' Calculations for Employers," Duane Morris Alert, May 27, 2020
- Co-author, "Georgia Allows Most Businesses to Reopen to the Public: What Employers Need to Know," Duane Morris Alert, April 28, 2020
Co-author, "NLRB Curbs Union Access to Public Spaces on Employer's Property," Duane Morris Alert, June 27, 2019
Co-author, "NLRB Re-examines Individual Concerted Action Rule and Returns to Recently Abandoned Definition of Protected Concerted Activity," Duane Morris Alert, January 22, 2019
- Author, "OSHA's New Workplace Injury Reporting Rule: A Nudge in the Right Direction, or Enforcement by Shame?" Duane Morris Alert, May 18, 2016
- Co-author, "NLRB General Counsel Shines Guideline Light on Employer Work Rules," The Corporate Counselor, August 2015
- Author, "Department of Labor Addresses Employee Misclassification in Recent Guidance," Duane Morris Alert, July 20, 2015
- Author, "President Obama Issues Executive Order Aimed at Federal Contractors That Violate Labor Laws," Duane Morris Alert, August 7, 2014
Selected Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, "Southern States Legal Update," Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Webinar, March 21, 2023
- Speaker, "NLRA Updates and Implications in the COVID-19 Era," The New Reality of Workplace Law and Practice in the COVID-19 Era, Duane Morris LLP, Webinar, November 10, 2020