Shennan Harris is a leading employment lawyer who helps employers solve – and prevent – problems through efficient, effective and personalized representation and counseling.
She is recognized for her deep expertise in two of the most complex and fast-moving areas of employment law: multistate compliance and artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace.
Multistate Employment Law
Shennan is one of the foremost practitioners advising employers on the challenges of operating across multiple states and jurisdictions. She has spent years tracking and analyzing the rapidly evolving landscape of state and local employment laws – including paid sick leave, minimum wage, restrictive covenants, antidiscrimination protections and pay transparency requirements – and translating that knowledge into practical, actionable guidance for employers. She developed a comprehensive 50-state handbook supplement tailored for multistate employers, and is a regular contributor to the Employment Law Worldview blog, where she authors the widely-read State Law Roundup series. Multistate employers across industries rely on Shennan to cut through the complexity and keep them compliant.
AI and Employment Law
As employers increasingly turn to AI in hiring, performance management and workforce decisions, Shennan is at the forefront of advising on the legal and compliance implications. She helps employers understand and navigate the growing body of federal, state and local AI regulations – including algorithmic bias requirements, transparency obligations and emerging enforcement activity – and develop policies and practices that allow them to harness the benefits of AI while managing legal risk.
Employer Counseling and Contracts
Shennan counsels employers of all sizes on the full spectrum of federal, state and local employment law, including hiring, termination, wage and hour compliance, FMLA, ADA, federal contractor obligations, and employee handbooks and policies. She regularly reviews, drafts and negotiates all types of employment-related contracts – including executive agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, separation agreements and contractor agreements.
Litigation
When disputes arise, Shennan represents clients in complex employment litigation, including class and collective actions, in state and federal trial and appellate courts and before administrative agencies. She excels at thinking creatively to resolve tough problems efficiently, always keeping her clients’ business goals and risk tolerance in mind.
Corporate Transactions
Shennan serves as a trusted employment lawyer on mergers and acquisitions, advising deal teams and clients on the full range of employment-related issues that arise throughout the transaction life cycle – from early due diligence through post-closing integration. Throughout every stage, Shennan provides candid, business-minded counsel on employment risk – helping clients understand what they are taking on, what can be negotiated and how to structure the deal to protect their interests.
President, Ohio Women’s Bar Association
Graduate of the Ohio Women’s Bar Foundation’s Leadership Institute, Class of 2016-17
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