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Mary Clay Morgan has extensive experience litigating labor and employment matters and a variety of other cases in both state and federal courts.

In her labor and employment practice, Mary Clay defends employers in a range of litigation matters, including claims of discrimination and retaliation, FLSA violations, violations of covenants not to compete, and other matters arising in the workplace. With extensive experience litigating enforcement actions brought by the EEOC, she has drafted handbooks and employment agreements, conducted employee and supervisor training, and advised clients in all areas of labor and employment law. In addition. Mary Clay also has litigated claims involving products liability, financial services, mass torts, business torts, and commercial contract disputes.

In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reaffirmed a familiar — but increasingly debated — principle in employment discrimination law: Plaintiffs proceeding under the McDonnell Douglas framework must identify a similarly situated comparator outside their protected class who was treated more favorably to survive summary judgment (Bravo v.