Employment Law
Statewide Service in North Carolina
If you believe that you have been the object of discrimination or other illegal employer action, the assistance of an
employment law attorney can be essential to the protection of your legal rights. Rich Daugherty has a wealth of corporate
human resource/labor management experience, so he understands how employers think and the language they speak. He
now represents employees who suffer from a wrongful employer action and can use that experience for you.
LEGAL SERVICES
Legal advice and representation in regard to:
Severance Agreements
Non-Compete Agreements
Breaches of Employment Contracts
Wrongful Termination or Retaliation
Sexual Harassment
Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Age, Pregnancy or Disability Discrimination
EXPERIENCE
Rich Daugherty has the first-hand experience necessary to understand the issues arising from illegal employer actions and
to fight for your rights.
Over 15 years of experience in human resource/labor management at Mobil, Monsanto, Mitsubishi, Exide and Duke Medical
Center. This experience includes litigation, arbitration, mediation, grievance handling, negotiation, employee
counseling, EEO/AA programs, safety/occupational health, employment, compensation/benefits and executive consulting.
JD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Wagner Moot Court Employment/Labor Law Appellate Team, UNC Chapel Hill.
Law Clerkships, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Washington, D.C.
MSW, Counseling and Conflict Resolution, UNC Chapel Hill.
This background gives him the added insight into the personal hardship that accompanies wrongful employer actions
and the organizational dynamics behind these actions.
MBA, Human Resources & Industrial Relations, Virginia Commonwealth University.
BSBA, Economics, University of Richmond, Cum Laude.
SPHR National Accreditation - Demonstrated senior level professional competence in the human resource
management field.
Employment Mediator, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2004 to present
Employment Law Section, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
