Breanna Young

Practice Areas

Breanna Young devotes her practice to labor and employment. She represents both public and private employers in all types of labor and employment disputes, from defending discrimination claims and wage and hour claims to handling traditional labor relations matters. She routinely advises employers in making employment decisions and developing policies that reduce the risk of being sued by employees.

Career

Recognized as a “leading individual” in the field of Labor and Employment by Chambers USA; Named a Rising Star for the state of Alabama by Mid-South Lawyers magazine; Elected to the Order of the Coif; and Listed as a 'Local Litigation Star' for the State of Alabama in Benchmark Litigation - Labor & Employment Litigation.

Professional Memberships

Alabama Bar Association; Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; DRI; Society for Human Resource Management; Birmingham Society for Human Resource Management

Publications

"South Dakota Employment Law," Chapter of the Employment At Will, A State-by-State Survey Second Edition, publication of the American Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law Section, pages 1427-1451 (2017).

"South Dakota Employment Law," Chapter of the Employment At Will, A State-by-State Survey, publication of the American Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law Section, pages 1013-1033 (2011), and the 2013-2016 supplements to same.

Personal

); University of Alabama School of Law, summa cum laude (2010)

Education

Work Highlights

Obtained summary judgment on behalf of local municipality in a breach of contract case based on an employee handbook.

Obtained summary judgment on all claims in a discrimination case for one of the largest wood products manufacturers in case alleging violations under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Successfully obtained a complete dismissal for university officials sued in a wrongful death action involving a highly-publicized mass shooting at an academic medical center.

Obtained Favorable 11th Circuit Decision in a Case Alleging Violations of the Rehabilitation Act and the FLSA.

Terri Lynn Cruce Corder v. City of Bessemer – Obtained summary judgment in favor of a municipality against a former employee’s claim that the City discriminated against her based on her race, sex, and disability and in retaliation for previous complaints when it terminated her employment.

Jesse Hunt v. Altec Industries, Inc. – Obtained summary judgment for a manufacturer on a former employee’s claim that the company interfered with this FMLA rights and retaliated against him when it terminated him for violation of the company’s attendance policy.

Eric Mitchell v. Evergreen Transport, LLC – Obtained a jury verdict for a trucking company against a former truck driver’s claim that the company fired him because of his race and in retaliation for his complaints about his coworkers’ racial slurs.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee

Licensed in Alabama & Tennessee