Attorney Profiles

David Anderson is a shareholder in the Employment Law department. He practices solely in the employment law area with an emphasis on employee benefits, collective bargaining, discrimination and employment-at-will matters. After receiving his law degree, he spent the 1979-80 academic year as a teaching fellow in Cornell's School of Labor and Industrial Relations, and received his master's of Industrial Labor Relations in 1980.

In addition to handling discrimination and wrongful discharge claims, David has extensive experience in the traditional labor law areas of collective bargaining and grievance arbitration. He has spoken at numerous employer conferences and seminars on employment law topics such as wrongful discharge, sexual harassment and the ADA.

Related Activities and Skills:

• Utah State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Chairman, 1986-87
• American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Litigation Section
• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Employee Benefits and Labor and Employment Law
• Conversational in Spanish.

Published work

• Harassment of the Disabled: A Workplace Issue, January 9, 2003 by David A. Anderson
• Workplaces Need Clear Gun Policy, May 19, 2002 by David A. Anderson
• Supreme Court Shortens Reach of Disabilities Act, January 27, 2002 by David A. Anderson
• Religious Discrimination A Complex Workplace Issue, June 17, 2001 by David A. Anderson
• Binding Arbitration Is Becoming Popular, April 29, 2001 by David A. Anderson
• Workplace Violence Policies May Protect Employer Workers, April 1, 2001 by David A. Anderson
• Training is the Best Defense Against Harassment Lawsuit, February 18, 2001 by David A. Anderson
• A New Look At Age-Old Discrimination, January 14, 2001 by David A. Anderson
• Employee Firings Must Stand The Test of Law and Reason, November 12, 2000 by David A. Anderson
• Courts Back Workers' Rights To Raise Harassment Complaints, October 8, 2000 by David A. Anderson
• Labor Relations Act Assists Non-union Workers, September 10, 2000 by David A. Anderson
• Employment Contracts Essential To Protect Company Information, August 13, 2000 by David A. Anderson
• Court Decision Highlights Need for Anti-Bias Policies, July 2, 2000 by David A. Anderson
• Disabilities Act Complicates Problem of Job Discrimination, June 2000 by David A. Anderson