Sandra Ramos White

Sandra Ramos White, a former human resources director and in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 company, has practiced exclusively in the area of labor and employment law for nearly two decades. She represents management in a full range of labor and employment law matters, counseling and advising corporate managers, formulating preventive strategies, drafting employee handbooks and personnel policies and procedures, and advising employers on rules related to drug and alcohol testing of safety-sensitive transportation employees in trucking and trucking industries. She represents clients in court and before administrative agencies, at mediations and arbitrations, and in settlement negotiations. In addition, she has conducted employment investigations and provided training to numerous clients.

EXPERIENCE

Sandra has been involved in individual and class/collective actions involving:
• Race and gender discrimination (including sexual harassment) and retaliation under Title VII and Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code
• Age discrimination and retaliation cases under Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code
• Workers compensation retaliation under Section 451 of the Texas Labor Code
• Misclassification and overtime claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act
• Discrimination and retaliation claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Discrimination claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Restrictive Covenants (non-compete and non-solicitation)