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Ms. Fry has 24 years of litigation and administrative law experience in every Delaware court, the U.S. Court for the District of Delaware, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. She has also represented clients in proceedings before the Delaware and U.S. Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Merit Employee Relations Board, and other administrative bodies. She counsels executives and companies in employment matters of all types. Her employment practice focuses on discrimination; non-compete defense and enforcement; Department of Labor audits; employment termination; Fair Labor Standards Act issues; creation and review of employee handbooks and policies; employment and severance agreements; executive compensations; and harassment training. She teaches at the Lerner School of Business at the University of Delaware. She speaks frequently on employment topics and has been a repeat guest on WILM’s radio show, “Money and Politics in Delaware.”
Ms. Fry also practices education law, involving the laws and regulations that govern federal and state education, including the administration and operation of educational institutions, school athletics, instruction methods, programs, and materials. She advises clients on issues relating to school faculty, staff, and students, including school discipline and discrimination involving the Equal Educational Opportunities Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title IX of the Federal Education Amendment of 1972. She has represented a public school district as well as several charter and parochial schools. Her areas of focus are special education matters; contract disputes with private schools; student bullying; and school discipline for students from pre-school through college.
Ms. Fry is a court certified mediator qualified to mediate employment, commercial litigation, and education matters. She is also DSBA certified as an arbitrator of labor and employment disputes.
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Under the Delaware Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act, employers must provide reasonable accommodations to female employees related to pregnancy, childbirth, or…
Passage of lactation laws is a national trend among states and municipalities. In general, the laws provide that employers will…
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the creation of an Office of Compliance Initiatives to assist companies in efforts to…
On July 14, 2018, Katherine Witherspoon Fry was interviewed on WILM 1450/ WDOV 1410 radio station about sexual harassment in…
Attorneys, advocacy groups, and legal scholars have debated the question for decades: Does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act…
On February 9, 2018, Katherine Witherspoon was interviewed on WILM 1450/ WDOV 1410 radio station about sexual harassment and sexual…
On December 30, 2017, Katherine Witherspoon was interviewed on WILM 1450/ WDOV 1410 radio station about sexual harassment in the…
Recently, a client faced a difficult situation in which his child had been suspended wrongfully by a private university for…