Liz Washko is a Shareholder in the Nashville office and the co-chair of the firm’s Pay Equity practice group. Ms. Washko represents management in a wide variety of employment matters both at the agency level and in litigation, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, FMLA and FLSA cases. Ms. Washko has particular experience defending employers in FLSA collective actions and conducting pay audits and pay equity analyses. Ms. Washko has served as lead counsel in jury trials in both state and federal courts. In addition to her administrative agency and litigation practices, Ms. Washko conducts training on employment issues, drafts and reviews employment policies and agreements, and conducts harassment and other types of investigations for employers. Ms. Washko is a frequent speaker and writer on topics relating to all types of employment issues and works with clients on preventive strategies to avoid discrimination, retaliation and other employment claims. Ms. Washko has been practicing law since graduating from Rutgers School of Law in 1993. She joined Ogletree Deakins in 2000 and was elected to shareholder status in 2003.
