Rachel Ross has experience defending employers in employee-initiated lawsuits in both federal and state court, and in administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission including claims involving:

• Discrimination and harassment
• Retaliation
• Workers' compensation retaliation
• Common law wrongful discharge
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• The Family and Medical Leave Act
• Non-compete and restrictive covenants in employment agreements

Rachel works with both large and small companies, including those in the retail industry, and provides clients with employment counseling on a wide variety of legal matters.

Prior to joining Littler Mendelson, Rachel practiced business and employment litigation with a full-service regional law firm in Nashville, where she handled cases in the areas of commercial law, contractual disputes, employment discrimination, and other employee-related disputes.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Tennessee Bar Association
• Member, Nashville Bar Association
• Member, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers’ Division - Nashville Bar Association
• Member, Harry Phillips American Inns of Court
• Member, Lawyers’ Association for Women
• Member, Retail Committee - Nashville Downtown Partnership
• Member, Middle Tennessee Chi Omega Alumnae

RECOGNITION

• Recipient, Distinguished Student Attorney Service Award - University of Tennessee Advocacy Legal Clinic, 2008)
• Recipient, Law College Scholarship - University of Tennessee, 2005-2008
• Recipient, Presidents’ Scholarship - Southern Methodist University, 2001-2005