Claire Saady

Partner

CLAIRE SAADY is a partner in the Saady & Saxe, P.A. law firm concentrating in labor and employment law.  Claire was formerly a partner in the New York City firm of Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens (now known as Holland & Knight).  She has been an adjunct professor at Stetson Law School, Brooklyn Law School, and Hofstra Law School, teaching employment law.  She has also served as a special master in federal court.

Claire has served as the president of the Carrollwood Bar Association.  She was on the Board of Directors of the Tampa Jewish Community Center and served on the Board of Directors of the Hillel School of Tampa.  Claire is also a member of the Florida Bar Association and the Hillsborough County Bar Association.

Claire has counseled management for over 25 years.  Her broad range of experience includes representation of employers in state and federal courts, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings.  Claire's practice focuses on advising employers on day-to-day employment issues and the drafting of manuals, non-compete agreements, and contracts.  She also conducts training seminars for her clients on avoiding discrimination and sexual harassment claims.  Her focus and goal is to keep her clients out of litigation.

Areas of practice

Ms. Saady has over 25 years of experience primarily devoted to advising and representing foreign and domestic clients in the following areas:

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• The Family and Medical Leave Act 
• Employment Contracts, Non-Competes, Trade Secrets
• Independent Contractor Issues
• Wage and Hour Issues
• Employee Handbooks
• Mediation and Arbitration Agreements
• Employment litigation
• Workplace Privacy Issues
• Employment Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation

Claire also has extensive experience in counseling corporate clients on compliance with the various state and federal laws concerning employment-related issues including:

Qualifications

Ms. Saady has a Bachelor of Arts degree from SUNY at Stony Brook.  She then attended Western New England Law School, where she clerked for Superior Court Judge Keedy, was a member of the Law Review, and participated in the American Trial Lawyers Association trial competition.

Claire is admitted to practice in the following courts:

• The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
• The Second Circuit Court of Appeals
• The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
• The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
• The Middle District of Florida
• The Southern District of Florida
• The Northern District of Florida
• Florida State Courts
• New York State Courts
• The Southern District of New York
• The Eastern District of New York
• Claire has also been admitted pro hac vice for matters in New Jersey, California, Texas, Colorado, Virginia, and Maryland.

In connection with her representation of clients, Claire has appeared before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), various state administrative agencies, and state and federal courts throughout the United States including (but not limited to):

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