Charles A Powell IV

Practice Areas

Construction; Discrimination and Harassment; Litigation and Trials; Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets; Wage and Hour

Career

Charles A. Powell has represented employers throughout the Southeast against employment discrimination and harassment; non-competition; and wage and hour litigation lawsuits for more than 23 years. He has a strong record of successfully defending employers against various employment and labor law claims in the healthcare, hospitality, retail, and manufacturing industries.

Powell also successfully defeated class certification efforts in a racial harassment case filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and has experience litigating wage and hour collective claims involving misclassification and off-the-clock issues.

Additionally, he offers counseling on compliance with federal and state labor and employment laws to numerous types of employers, ranging from small businesses to publicly held companies.

Professional Memberships

Alabama State Bar - Labor and Employment Law Section; American Bar Association - CLE/Institutes and Meetings Committee, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, Practice and Procedure Under the NLRA Committee, Railway and Airline Labor Law Committee; Birmingham Bar Association; Florida Bar - Labor and Employment Law Section

Publications

Employment Discrimination Law, chapter chair, 3rd and 4th editions

Personal

J.D., University of Alabama School of Law; M.P.A., University of Alabama; B.A., Vanderbilt University