Practice Areas
- Affirmative Action
- Class Action Litigation
- Litigation; Employment Litigation Prevention and Defense
- Wage and Hour Compliance and Litigation
Practice Emphasis
- Employment litigation, including defense of class and collective actions under wage and hour laws
- Affirmative Action audit defense
- Policy analysis and employment law training
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina, 1988
- United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Education
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
- J.D., cum laude, 1988
- Research editor, Law Review (1987-88)
- Staff member, Law Review (1986-87)
- Recipient, The Law Review Award for Best Student Writing, 1987
- Book award, Constitutional Law II (1986)
- Trusts and Estates (1988)
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- B.A., English, 1977
Seminars & Presentations
News
"Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly."
--St. Francis de Sales
Robin Shea has 20 years' experience in employment litigation, including the anti-discrimination laws and the Family and Medical Leave Act, and class and collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage-hour laws; defense of audits by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs; and labor relations. She also provides external and internal consultation on electronic discovery, ethics, and attorney-client privilege issues. She conducts training for human resources professionals, management, and employees on a wide variety of topics.
Robin is Editor in Chief of Constangy's client publications.
Publications/Presentations
- "The Frightful Five: Worst Privilege and Ethics Nightmares in Employment Law" (co-author), ACC Docket March 2007
- "Tarheels, Take Note: Amendments to N.C. Wage and Hour Act Affect Employers' Right to Deduct From Wages," The Job Description, Spring 2005
- " Beset on Four Sides: How to Comply with HIPAA Privacy, ADA, FMLA, and Workers’ Compensation,” Business Lawyer, June 2004
- " Breaking the Retaliation Cycle," HR Magazine, July 2002
- " The Dirty Dozen: Top Twelve FMLA Mistakes," HR Magazine, January 2000
- Frequent contributor to Labor & Employment Section newsletter, North Carolina Bar Association
Presentations to:
- North Carolina Bar Association
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Government
- South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
- World Bank
- North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
- Constangy FYI: Minimum Wage goes to $7.25 on 7/24
- Constangy FYI: Supreme Court Overturns Ruling by Sotomayor Panel
- Constangy FYI: Obama Nominates Sotomayor For Vacancy On Supreme Court
- Client Bulletins: A Little Bitty Limit on Ledbetter
- OSHA Update: Keeping Safe From Swine Flu While Complying With the Laws Is A Tall Order
- Client Bulletins: Goodbye, Statute Of Limitations!
- Client Bulletins: ...and HEEEEEEEERE they are! FMLA Final Regulations
- Client Bulletins: ADA Amendments Act to Take Effect January 1
- Client Bulletins: Bush Signs Genetic Protections Law
- Client Bulletins: What Now? DOL Issues Proposed Regs On FMLA, Asks For Comment On Military Leave
- Constangy FYI: Hold On To Your Hats! More FMLA Changes Are On The Way
- Client Bulletins: It’s Official: FMLA Is Expanded To Include Military Situations
- Client Bulletins: Happy New Year! Military FMLA Loses a Battle, EEOC Formally Approves Medicare “Coordination”
- Labor & Employment Insights: Winter 2007
- Client Bulletins: Happy Holidays! Congress Expands The FMLA And Otherwise Keeps Us Hopping
- Labor & Employment Insights: Fall 2007
- Labor & Employment Insights: Summer 2006
- Affirmative Action Alert: PHYSICIAN, HEAL THYSELF! Issues Final Guidance on Standards for Investigating and “Self-Evaluating” Pay Discrimination
- Labor & Employment Insights: Winter/Spring 2006
- Labor & Employment Insights: Winter 2005
- Affirmative Action Alert: This Is It! OFCCP Issues Final Rule on Internet Applicants"
- Labor & Employment Insights: Fall 2005
- Labor & Employment Insights: Summer 2005
- Labor & Employment Insights: Winter 2004
- Affirmative Action Alert: No More Bad Statistics? OFCCP to Dump DuBray Method of Comp Analysis
- Labor & Employment Insights: Summer 2003
- Labor & Employment Insights: Winter/Spring 2003
- Labor & Employment Insights: Summer/Fall 2002
- Labor & Employment Insights: Winter/Spring 2002
Awards & Recognition
- North Carolina Super Lawyers
Professional Activities/Associations
- Chair, Professionalism Committee, North Carolina Bar Association, 2006-2008
- North Carolina Bar Association, Professionalism Committee, 2004-present
- North Carolina Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2005-present
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section
- North Carolina Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
- Society for Human Resources Management
Civic/Charitable Activities/Associations
- St. Leo the Great Catholic Church
Other Personal Background Information and Interests
- Robin has two grown sons, Tom and Ben. She enjoys reading, cooking, and all types of music, and leads a Gregorian chant 'schola' (choir) for women.
