Alyson’s practice focuses on representing and advising employers on all aspects of labor and employment law.

Alyson represents employers in administrative proceedings before federal and state agencies, counsels employers on compliance with federal and state labor and employment laws, and represents clients in employment litigation. Alyson’s traditional labor experience includes providing advice and counsel to clients throughout the corporate campaign process, along with representing companies before the National Labor Relations Board and defending against unfair labor practice allegations.

She is a contributing author to the firm’s Employment & Labor Perspectives Blog.

Relevant Experience

• Represented hospitality client in arbitration with national union and issues surrounding corporate campaign election.
• Defended national transportation logistics company regarding unfair labor practice allegations before the National Labor Relations Board.
• Provided advice and counseling to industry clients throughout the corporate campaign process.
• Represents employers in lawsuits and agency proceedings in cases involving employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and alleged violations of the FLSA and FMLA.
• Advises and counsels clients on employment matters, in the areas of employment discrimination, workplace harassment, retaliation, medical leave, wrongful discharge, traditional labor law, wage and hour compliance, and termination of employment.
• Drafts employment-related documents, including employment agreements and employee handbooks.
• While at the EEOC, assisted with intake, investigation and mediation of employment discrimination claims.
• Actively participates in the firm’s pro bono efforts in the areas of wrongful convictions and uncontested divorces.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, William & Mary Law School, cum laude, Order of Barristers, 2019

BS, North Carolina State University, 2016

• Virginia’s New Overtime Law Threatens Double and Treble Damages For Employers Who Don’t Pay Up

  By Alyson Brown |May 2021

• 7 Steps Virginia Employers Should Take in Light of New Laws, SHRM

  By Alyson Brown |October 2020

• Practical Implications of the New Restrictions on New York Employers’ Access to Employee and Applicant Social Media Accounts, New York Law Journal
• Employer Compliance Reminders As FCRA Class Actions Rise, Law360
• Federal Court Rules EEO-1 Reports Not FOIA-Exempt, The National Law Review
• 7 Steps Virginia Employers Should Take in Light of New Laws, SHRM