Sarah Mitchell Montgomery

Employment Litigation

• Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
• Failure to Accommodate
• Improper Denial of Medical Leave
• Wrongful Termination
• Breach of Contract
• Defamation
• Whistleblower Claims
• False Imprisonment
• Workplace Torts

Wage and Hour

• Unpaid Wages, Overtime and Commissions
• Employee Misclassification
• Tip Sharing
• FLSA Retaliation

Restrictive Covenants and Confidential Information

• Breach of Restrictive Covenants
• Breach of Fiduciary Duties and Duties of Loyalty
• Theft of Trade Secrets
• Misuse and Disclosure of Confidential Information

Employment Advice and Counseling

• Executive Contracts and Term Negotiations
• Personnel Policies and Practices
• Removal of Architectural Barriers
• Affirmative Action Plans
• Workforce Reductions and Reorganizations
• Severance Agreements
• Employment Contracts and Independent Contractor Agreements
• Disciplining and Terminating Employees
• Accommodating Disabled Employees
• Complicated Employee Leave Issues

• Obtained jury trial victory for Midland hospital in a sexual harassment and retaliation case brought by a former employee, and successfully defended on appeal the jury verdict. Rodriquez v. Midland Cnty. Hosp. Dist., No. 21-50635, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 14704 (5th Cir. May 27, 2022).

• The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), 2021-2024
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 2023
  • Employment Law – Management, 2024
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment, 2021-2024
• Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers, 2022-2023

Publications

• Co-Author, “No One-Size-Fits-All Rules for Business in the Pandemic,” The Texas Lawbook (July 23, 2020)
• Co-Author, “Responding to the Covid-19 Pandemic — The Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Other Tools for Employers,” Bloomberg BNA Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal (April 2020)
• “What Texas businesses need to know about how coronavirus impacts employees,” Dallas Business Journal (March 23, 2020)
• Author, “Employer Headaches: New Sick Leave Laws Expanding Across the US, But Remain in Limbo in Texas,” LinkedIn.com (July 24, 2019)

Speaking Engagements

• “Keeping the Doors Open: Managing Workplace Medical and Legal Risks in the Pre-Vaccine Era,” Jackson Walker webinar (July 10, 2020)
• “COVID-19: Returning to Work,” Jackson Walker webinar (May 1, 2020)
• “Back to the Wild World of Work,” Women in the Know webinar (April 27, 2020)
• “Into The Weeds With The COVID-19 Regulators: A Closer Look At The New Federal Guidance,” FEI Houston (April 24, 2020)
• “COVID-19 & Your Business: Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” Jackson Walker webinar (March 18, 2020)
• “Emerging Local Regulations and the Multistate Employer,” UT Law 26th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference (May 9, 2019)
• “State and Local Law: Solutions for Multistate Employers,” Labor & Employment Law Symposium (October 11, 2018)

• Texas Young Lawyers Association
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
• Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
• First United Methodist Church in Downtown Dallas, Board of Trustees
• Town of Sunnyvale, Texas, Commissioner – Planning and Zoning Commission
• Sunnyvale Independent School District Strategic Planning Team, Staff Quality and Recruitment Committee Member
• Rob Fest (a fundraiser that raises money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – North Texas Chapter), Organizer and Fundraiser