Elizabeth Stephens

Elizabeth Stephens

Cranfill Sumner

Employment Law Lawyers in Raleigh, NC in Raleigh, NC

Raleigh, NC919-828-5100
Employment LawMunicipalities & Public Entities

Education

Legal Education

  • University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 2017
  • J.D.
  • Honors: cum laude

Non Legal Education

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
  • B.A.
  • Honors: With Honors
  • Major: Political Science
  • Major: International Political Economy

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Attorney

Past Positions

  • United States Congress, Intern

Published Works

Articles

  • A vaccinated workplace is a happy workplace, right? Not always., Great Lakes Employment Law Letter (February 2021).
  • Q&A: ADA request to work from home permanently, Great Lakes Employment Law Letter (July 2021).
  • OSHA updates its COVID-19 workplace safety guidance, Great Lakes Employment Law Letter (October 2021).
  • Antidiscrimination policies alone don’t eliminate employer liability, Great Lakes Employment Law Letter (February 2020).
  • Q&A: When an employee on FMLA leave intends not to return, Great Lakes Employment Law Letter (July 2020).
  • U.S. Department of Labor issues guidance on tracking and compensating telework, Great Lakes Employment Law Letter (October 2020).
  • Co-author, Family and Medical Leave Act—chapter 4, Wisconsin Attorney’s Desk Reference, State Bar of Wisconsin (2016, 2017, and 2018 editions)
  • Contributor, U.S. Supreme Court Brief on behalf of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and American Civil Liberties Union as Amici Curiae Supporting Respondents, Hays v. Vogt (filed December 20, 2017)
  • Respectful Workplaces: Navigating the NLRA, EEOC, WFEA, FLMA, and Hostile Workplaces (2017)
  • National Association of Counties, Public Finance and Issuing Authorities (2011)
  • Issuing Authorities with Nationwide or Multi-Jurisdictional Authority, Council of Development Finance Agencies (May 2011)

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina, 2022
  • Wisconsin, 2017
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit

Other Affiliations

  • Women in Municipal Government, Member
  • Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Board Member
  • Wisconsin Equal Justice Fund, Board Member
  • Leadership Committee, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Wisconsin, Former Member
  • Junior Board, Former Member
  • Second Harvest of Southcentral Wisconsin, Former Junior Board Member

Attorney Details

Full NameElizabeth Stephens
FirmCranfill Sumner
Address5420 Wade Park Boulevard, #300, Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone919-828-5100
Phone704-332-8300
Phone910-777-6000
Websitewww.cshlaw.com
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