Rachel A. Morris

Rachel has successfully handled claims for employers in federal and state courts and in front of numerous government agencies involving:

• Protecting trade secrets and enforcing non-disclosure, non-solicitation, and non-competition agreements;
• Allegations of unpaid wages and overtime;
• Allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation (based upon age, disability, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex/gender);
• Allegations based upon FMLA/leaves of absence/failure to accommodate;
• Whistleblower claims (including OSHA and SOX retaliation claims);
• Breach of contract, tortious interference with a business relationship, civil theft, invasion of privacy, negligent hiring/supervision/retention;
• Reductions in force and difficult terminations; and
• Allegations of unlawful background investigations.

• When COVID-Mary Returns Part II: Workplace Safety and Liability Protection, Webinar, June 2020
• When COVID-Mary Returns Part I: Workplace Safety and Liability Protection, Webinar, May 2020
• The FCRA and Adverse Action, Webinar, June 2019
• The FCRA and Fair Chance Acts and Ban-the-Box, OH MY!, Webinar, November 2018
• Hurricane Ready: 5 Ways Florida Employers Can Prepare for the Next Big Storm, Article, JD Supra, September 2017
• The St. Petersburg Wage Theft Ordinance: New Notice and Poster Requirements, Article, JD Supra, June 2017
• Common Law Employment Claims - 17th Annual Board Certification Review, January 2017

• American Bar Association
• Florida Bar Association
• Hillsborough County Bar Association, Employment Law Section
• Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers
• Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)
• Suncoast Human Resources Management Association (SHRM)
• HR Tampa (SHRM)
• National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS)
• Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)

• Rising Star, Florida Super Lawyers, Labor and Employment Law (2018-2021)
• Graduated second in her law school class, Stetson University College of Law (2011)
• Research Editor, Executive Board, Stetson Law Review (2010-2011)
• Judicial Intern, U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, Judge James D. Whittemore (2010)
• Judicial Intern, Judge Edward C. LaRose, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal (2010)