Kathleen M. Mills
PRACTICE AREAS:
- Provide advice and counseling in all employee-related areas.
- Create and present training programs for corporate management and staff.
- Develop and produce benefits plans, policies, and procedures.
- Develop and produce employment policies, procedures, manuals, and handbooks.
- Manage federal and state Department of Labor (OSHA, MSHA, FLSA, EBSA, ERISA, OWBPA, MWA, WPCA, UC) matters.
- Handle federal and state discrimination (Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA), PHRA) complaints and compliance.
- Defend administrative agency (EEOC, DoL, DoJ, PHRC) cases.
- Litigation
BAR ADMISSIONS:
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
- Superior Court of Pennsylvania
- United States District Courts for the Western, Middle & Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania
- Courts of Common Pleas of Allegheny, Northampton & Lehigh Counties
ACADEMICS:
- Trinity College, B.A., 1966
- Duke University, J.D., 1969
- Stanford University, Senior Executive Program
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- Pennsylvania and Alleghany, Northampton & Lehigh Counties Bar Associations
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY:
- Board Member, Gateway School of the Lehigh Valley
- Board Member, Children's Coalition of the Lehigh Valley
- Advisory Board Member, Paralegal Studies Program, Northampton Community College
- Advisory Board Member, Nurse-Family Partnership
- Adjunct Professor, Northampton Community College
- Former Board Member, Weller Health Education Center
- Former Board Chairman & Pension Plan Trustee, Visiting Nurse Association of St. Luke's
- Former Board Member, Historic Bethlehem, Inc.
- Former Executive Committee Member, St. Luke's Hospital
- Former Vice-President, Urban Scouting, Minsi Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Previous Deputy General Counsel, Bethlehem Steel Corporation
AWARDS/ACCOLADES:
- New York City YWCA's Woman of the Year
- Outstanding Children's Advocate
- Volunteer of the Year
NOTABLE CLIENTS/CASES:
- Hlinka v. Bethlehem Steel (employer's right to refuse to declare a retirement “mutual” even during a force reduction)
- Nazay v. Social Insurance Board (enforceability of penalty for failing to pre-certify)
- Shawley v. Bethlehem Steel Corporation (employer's right to refuse to hire former employees who might acquire vested pension rights)
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