Ms. Williams-Killackey practices in the area of labor and employment law. Her practice includes an emphasis on litigation in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies and counseling employers on various employment related issues. In particular, her practice includes an emphasis on performing investigations of complaints made by former and current employees and representing employers who are litigating whistleblower claims. Ms. Williams-Killackey’s investigation experience includes advising companies relating to the proper scope of an investigation and strategy relating to conducting an investigation. She also has performed investigations for clients relating to internal claims and complaints made by current or former employees, as well as claims and complaints made externally to agencies such as the United States Department of Labor. Ms. Williams-Killackey has also successfully represented clients in a number of whistleblower litigation matters, including matters alleging violations of Sarbanes-Oxley, the False Claims Act, and state common-law claims of wrongful discharge. Ms. Williams-Killackey also has experience in defending employers in class action litigation.

Her recent experience includes:

• Defending a manufacturing concern in a putative class action regarding Title VII claims.
  
  
• Defending a government entity in a putative class action regarding employee benefits.
  
  
• Defending employers before the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
  
  
• Conducting sexual harassment investigations.
  
  
• Training employers on how to conduct appropriate investigations of employee complaints of discrimination or harassment.
  
  
• Representing employers before the Department of Labor regarding claims filed by whistleblowers.
  
  
• Drafting, revising and providing advice on employment handbook policies, including anti-discrimination, absence and attendance, discipline, FMLA, sick leave, vacation and privacy policies.