Biography
Richard L. Sloane represents clients on a broad range of traditional labor and employment law matters, including lawsuits brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and state equivalents. He has represented employers in federal and state courts, arbitrations, and mediations, as well as before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and state employment agencies. Additionally, Mr. Sloane regularly advises clients on day-to-day employment issues, including employee discipline, internal investigations, employee handbooks, employment applications, restrictive covenants, employee benefits, wage and hour compliance, and severance agreements. He assists with the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, and advises clients on issues relating to purchase and sale agreements, neutrality agreements, effects bargaining, reductions in force, and work continuation plans. Mr. Sloane frequently authors articles on workplace issues. Beyond his labor and employment practice, Mr. Sloane serves as a mediator for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and has experience in commercial litigation.
Mr. Sloane clerked for the Honorable U.W. Clemon, former Chief U.S. District Court Judge of the Northern District of Alabama. During law school, Mr. Sloane served as a judicial extern to Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton of the Supreme Court of Ohio, and successfully represented political asylum seekers in the United States Immigration Court in Arlington, Virginia.
Prior to law school, he worked as a management consultant at IBM, and served as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in the Small Business Development program in Bulgaria. During business school, Mr. Sloane coordinated multi-cultural outreach efforts and assisted students in implementing career development strategies.
Education
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center (2002)
Dean’s List
Georgetown Immigration Law Journal (Senior Line Editor; Business Editor)
M.B.A., The Ohio State University (1995)
B.A., Brandeis University, cum laude (1992)
Departmental Honors in Politics
Publications
Can a Bumper Sticker Get You Bumped? NLRB's General Counsel Issues Guidelines on Political Advocacy, LITTLER ASAP (August 2008)
More Age Discrimination Cases on the Horizon? Supreme Court Raises Bar on Employer's Defense in ADEA Cases, LITTLER ASAP (July 2008)
Ohio Healthy Families Act (OHFA): Coming Soon to a Ballot Near You?, LITTLER ASAP (June 2008)
Life after Ledbetter: The Uncertain Future of Pay Discrimination Claims, WASHINGTON EMPLOYMENT LAW ADVISOR (March 2008)
Congress Votes to Expand Family and Medical Leave Act, WASHINGTON EMPLOYMENT LAW ADVISOR (January 2008)
Employee or Independent Contractor? It Depends on Who You Ask, WASHINGTON EMPLOYMENT LAW ADVISOR (September 2007)
Is Your Workplace “Family Friendly”? EEOC Announces New Guidelines Regarding Employees with Caregiver Roles, EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE (July 2007)
There’s an Elephant in My Cubicle: An Employer’s Response Strategy to Workplace Drug Abuse, EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE (May 2007)
No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: Food and Beverage Franchise Agreements Can Lead to Accretion, MANAGING UNIONIZED WORKPLACES (May 2007)
Blogs@Work: What Employers Should Know, EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE (February 2007)
Bite Your Tongue: NLRB Clarifies What Employers Can Say to Unionized Employees, MANAGING UNIONIZED WORKPLACES (January 2007)
Who is a Supervisor? Recent NLRB Decision Clarifies Standard, MANAGING UNIONIZED WORKPLACES (November 2006)
Complying with the Pregnancy Discrimination Act: A Primer for Employers, EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE (August 2006)
The Uncertain Future of Neutrality and “Card Check” Recognition Agreements, MANAGING UNIONIZED WORKPLACES (July 2006)
Activities
Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, Board of Advisors
District of Columbia Bar Association
Maryland State Bar Association
American Health Lawyers Association
Cases/Courts/Judges
Admissions
Maryland
District of Columbia
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
United States District Court for the District of Maryland