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Peter Broida  Renn Fowler  Gary Gilbert 

Ernest Hadley  Eleanor Laws  William Wiley

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Eleanor Laws is an attorney and legal writer, with a specialty in federal sector employment law.  She was formerly the Director of the Equal Opportunity Office at The University of Montana, where she served on the Montana University System’s Workers’ Compensation Committee. She oversaw compliance with Department of Labor Affirmative Action regulations, and was responsible for investigating and responding to complaints of discrimination in education and employment. Prior to that, she was an administrative judge with the EEOC, in the Los Angeles District Office, where she adjudicated complaints of employment discrimination in the federal government sector.  She was a frequent presenter of the EEOC’s Technical Assistance Program Seminars (TAPS).  Her experience in federal sector employment began as an attorney with the Law Offices of Ernest C. Hadley, where she represented clients in proceedings before the EEOC, MSPB, and OWCP.

Eleanor is author/coauthor of several books on federal sector employment topics, including Federal Sector Workers’ Compensation, Third Edition (2007); Effective Summary Judgment Motions, (2002); The EEO Counselors’ and Investigators’ Manual, (2001), A Guide to Federal Sector Disability Law and Practice, First Edition (2000); Representing Agencies and Complainants Before the EEOC (2000).  She also writes weekly articles on employment law topics for a nationally circulated legal reporter.