Savvy and strategic employment and education counsel 

Lindsey Davis readily advises and assists employers from a variety of industries on a broad range of labor and employment issues. Lindsey’s practice includes:

• Employment law counseling and regulatory compliance
• Leave and accommodation law counseling, including the overlap and interplay between FMLA and state and federal disability law
• Internal investigations of employee misconduct
• Strategic defense of labor and employment disputes

Lindsey also guides educational institutions on a full range of legal and regulatory issues, including compliance with various federal and state laws, policy and procedure reviews, student conduct issues and strategic defense of discrimination claims.

Equally adept at navigating complex litigation and providing timely day-to-day counseling on operational issues, Lindsey provides comprehensive advocacy of clients' interests and practical, front-end solutions to their unique needs. She anticipates the possible impacts of new laws and regulations on client businesses as well as the application of existing laws and regulations to ever-changing and complex operational circumstances. 

Lindsey is a frequent speaker on employment and education law issues and is the Wisconsin office chair of the Labor & Employment Group.

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin

Education

• University of Wisconsin - Madison (B.A., with honors, 2009)
  • Majors: Legal Studies, Psychology, Political Science
  • Phi Beta Kappa

• William & Mary Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2012)
  • Order of the Coif

• "COVID-19 Vaccination Management for Employers"
• "Labor and Employment Law"
• "Managing Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims: Practical Tips for Employers"
• At Last! OSHA Issues Guidance "Clarifying" Its Anti-Retaliation Regulations
• Department of Education Issues New Title IX Regulations on Sexual Harassment
• EEOC Updates and Expands Its COVID-19 Employer Technical Assistance Questions and Answers
• Employers: What the Revised CDC Guidance for Fully Vaccinated People Means for You
• Equal Pay: The Emerging Legal Landscape
• FAQs Regarding Employer COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Policies
• FAQs Regarding Employer COVID-19 Vaccination and Return-to-Work Issues
• FAQs Regarding Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Policies and Practices
• Federal Vaccine Mandates: Key Takeaways and Action Steps for Employers
• Feds Require New Form When Conducting Background Checks
• FFCRA Leave Provisions Effective April 1 and CARES Act Provide Relief for Small Businesses and Unemployed Workers
• Final Title IX Regulations Now Expected Summer 2024: How To Prepare for the Impending Compliance Deadline
• FMLA Understood – Frequent Mistakes to Legally Avoid
• In Groundbreaking Decision, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Finds Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination
• It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over – EEOC Issues Updated Guidance as COVID-19 Pandemic Lingers
• Let's Talk Turkey – Service and Emotional Support Animals on Campus
• Lindsey Davis and Brenna Wildt Outline Implications of New Federal Laws Protecting Pregnant and Nursing Mothers in Article for Benefits Law Journal
• Minnesota Joins "Ban the Box" Movement, Limits Inquiries into Convictions
• New Executive Order Limits Workplace Diversity Training Offered by Federal Contractors
• NLRB Announces Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Preventing Private Student Unionization
• Out With the Old, In With the New - Wisconsin Act 20 Changes Unemployment Eligibility
• Plan Now for Workforce Reentry as Shelter-in-Place Orders Come to an End
• Prepare Now to Comply with NCAA’s Expanded Campus Sexual Violence Policy
• President Pushes “Path out of the Pandemic” COVID-19 Action Plan: Key Takeaways for Employers
• Supreme Court Narrows Definition of Whistleblower Under Dodd-Frank
• Supreme Court Sides with Student in Social Media Free Speech Case
• The PWFA and PUMP Act: What to Know About Expanded Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Workers
• The Rising Tide: Momentum Building for Mandatory Vaccination Policies - Key Considerations for Employers
• The Rollercoaster Continues to Roll: Federal Vaccine Mandates Back On?
• The Supreme Court's Historic Title VII Decision and Its Implications for Educational Institutions
• Vaccination Mandates: The Latest on OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard, Other Mandatory Vaccination Considerations, and Answers to FAQs
• Wisconsin Supreme Court Clarifies When a Conviction is Substantially Related to An Individual’s Employment
• ​Feds Step Up Enforcement of Transgender Student Rights
• “He Said, She Said, They Said #MeToo: Best Practices for Managing Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims”
• “Please Exit the Ride” – OSHA ETS is Off, CMS Rule is On, and CDC Guidance is Updated: What Employers Need to Know Now

Seminar

• 2018 Annual Legal Ethics Seminar
• 2021 Pharmacy Law Symposium
• Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium - Listen. Execute. Succeed.
• Annual Labor & Employment Symposium
• Annual Labor & Employment Symposium - Get the Big Picture
• Business Law Training | Managing Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims: Practical Tips for Employers
• COVID-19 Vaccination and Management Issues – Latest Developments
• COVID-19 Vaccination Management for Employers
• COVID-19: Critical Fall Planning and Management Issues for Employers
• COVID-19: Vaccination and Later-Stage Management Issues
• Developing In-House Skills: Pathways to Success at Every Level
• Federal Vaccine Mandates: Key Takeaways and Action Steps for Employers
• FMLA Understood - Frequent Mistakes to Legally Avoid
• He Said, She Said, They Said #MeToo: Best Practices for Managing Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims
• Immigrant and Employee Rights (IER) Investigation Trends and Best Practices
• Labor & Employment Breakfast Series | Leave Law Challenges – You Will Survive
• New Developments in Wisconsin Conviction-Record Discrimination Law
• Start Right: The University's Role in Effectively Fostering New Faculty Startups and Managing Associated Risks
• Summer Webinar Series
• The Founder’s Toolkit: L&E Basics for Start-Ups
• Video Replay | 2018 Annual Legal Ethics Seminar