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Chelsie Roberts concentrates her practice on representing management in both labor and employment matters. Her experience includes litigating employment cases in state and federal courts and advising employers on various employment issues, including federal and state anti-discrimination statutes, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. She regularly conducts management training on developments in various employment and labor laws. Prior to joining Ford & Harrison, Chelsie served as an associate at an Orlando law firm where she represented private and public employers in litigation and administrative actions under Title VII, the Florida Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Public Employees Relations Act. She also worked with clients regarding employment policies, employee privacy and discipline, public records and general legal/regulatory compliance.
Chelsie is a member of the Florida Bar, the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, and the Orange County Bar Association. She was elected to the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors in 2007 and has served as a Board Member of the Orange County Bar Association's Young Lawyers' Section since 2005, most recently as President-Elect (2007-2008) and Treasurer (2006-2007). She served as Co-Chair of the 2005 and 2006 Young Lawyers' Section Charity Golf Tournaments and chair of the Young Lawyers' Section Scholarship Selection Committee in 2004 and 2005. She was a 2005 honoree of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Single Greatest Night fundraising campaign and also served as a volunteer for the Orange County Guardian ad Litem Program (2003-2007).
Her published works include "Ninth Circuit Treats Reading as ADA 'Major Life Activity,'" Society for Human Resource Management, HR News, Court Report, July 2005; "No Sex Discrimination in Post-Sept. 11 Layoff," Society for Human Resource Management, HR News, Court Report, February 2005; and "Holiday Parties Raise Issues For Employers," Employment Law360, December 15, 2006.
Education
Stetson University College of Law
J.D., 2002
Tulane University Law School
Certificate in European Community Law, June 2001
University of Florida
B.S., 1999
Bar Admissions
Florida
Practice Areas
Discrimination
Employment Law
Management Training
Wage and Hour/FLSA.
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