As part of Littler Mendelson's Knowledge Management Department, Gina M. Cook creates and manages legal and electronic resources for the firm's practicing attorneys. She focuses on resources involving:
- Title VII
- The Americans with Disabilities Act
- The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- The Family and Medical Leave Act
- The Firm’s retail clients
She also has particular expertise with:
- Business restructuring
- Diversity initiatives
- Employment law training
- Discrimination
- Disability accommodation
- Leave issues
Prior to joining Littler Mendelson in October 2006, Gina practiced employment law with firms in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Atlanta, Georgia. While attending law school, she served as a research assistant to Associate Dean Paul M. Kurtz as he completed his work on the 2004 edition of the Family Law Quarterly and also was a notes editor for the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
- Member, State Bar of Georgia
- Member, Tennessee Bar Association
- Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) (2009)
PUBLICATIONS
- December 15, 2011
- October 14, 2011
- September 14, 2007
BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTERS
- Harassment and Discrimination and Other Workplace Landmines, 20, 22 and 26, Entrepreneur Press, Co-Author: Gavin Appleby and Angelo Spinola, 2007
PRESS
- January 1, 2007
ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS & PRESS
- 2009When the Duty to Provide a Reasonable Accommodation Seems Unreasonable: Accommodating and Managing Employees With Episodic Impairments or Impairments in Remission Under the ADA Amendments Act of 200832 N.C. CENT. LAW REV. 1 , North Carolina Central University Law Review
- 2009Tennessee Employment Torts Revisited: Employment Torts: The Overlooked Threat
Co-author: Donald Benson45 TENN. BAR J. 25, Tennessee Bar Journal - 2008What’s in Your Client’s Employee Handbook?: A Guide to Ensuring Compliance with Georgia Law13 GA. BAR J. 38
- 2008Don’t Just Wing It: Preparing the Workplace for a Pandemic
Co-author: Don Benson44 TENN. BAR J. 12 - 2007United States Supreme Court Expands Extent of Employer Liability for Retaliation Claims43 TENN. BAR J. 30
- 2007Expansion of the Ministerial Exception Comes to the Eleventh Circuit: Ross v. Metropolitan Church of God3 Mealey’s Litigation Report: Employment Law 9 , Lexis Nexis
ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS
VIEW ALL- 2010Hot Topics: Employment Law Update 2010
Society for Human Resource Management, Rome, Georgia Chapter - 2009Sex Offenders, Terrorists and Video Resumes: How Far Can You Go to Get Information on Your Prospective and Current Employees?
Lorman Seminar Group, Atlanta, GA - 2009Harassment and Investigations
Lorman Seminar Group, Atlanta, GA - 2008Hot Topics: Employment Law Update 2008
Society for Human Resource Management, Rome, Georgia Chapter - 2008Can You Handle Me? Managing Cultural and Religious Accommodation Issues
Atlanta Employer Conference - 2007Workplace Violence, Immigration Reform, and Privacy Issues in the Workplace
Society for Human Resource Management, Rome, Georgia Chapter - 2006Not All Family Members Are Created Equal Under the FMLA
Lorman Seminar Group, Albany and Athens, GA
