Kellie A. Tabor

ktabor@littler.com
Call Kellie
Contact Assistant

A seasoned and trusted advisor and litigator from the Midwest, to the Pacific Northwest, to the Southeast, Kellie A. Tabor helps her clients develop practical strategies for employment law compliance, including multistate leave and paid sick compliance, consulting on complicated leave, accommodation, and performance management issues, and planning for reductions in force. Kellie also assists clients in protecting their confidential information and trade secrets by developing comprehensive restrictive covenants and assessing concerning employee departures. 

On the litigation side, Kellie focuses her practice on defending employers in employee-initiated lawsuits, handling single and multiplaintiff harassment, discrimination, retaliation, leave, and contract claims, among others. Kellie also regularly represents clients in enforcing noncompetes and other restrictive covenants, including obtaining temporary restraining orders and preliminary and permanent injunctions.

Kellie practiced in Littler’s Kansas City and Seattle offices before joining Littler’s Charlotte office in 2020. She maintains an active practice in all three locations, and regularly advises Washington clients on Washington paid sick, paid family and medical leave, and other leave and accommodation issues. Kellie is licensed to practice in North Carolina, Washington, and Missouri.

She frequently represents clients in the following industries:

  • Tech and Startups
  • Retail
  • Financial Services/Banking
  • Manufacturing
  • Real Estate
  • Construction
  • Restaurants and Hospitality

Credentials & Recognition

Speaking Engagements

Turning the “Great Resignation” into the “Great Retention”

  • May 18, 2022
  • Charlotte Area SHRM Conference & Expo, Charlotte, NC

When Every Day is “Blursday” – Wage and Hour Compliance for a Remote Workforce

  • October 26, 2021
  • Association of Corporate Counsel – Charlotte Chapter

Sticky Situations: Handling Sensitive Employment Challenges in a Pandemic

  • March 8, 2021
  • Charlotte Area SHRM Legal Update, Charlotte, NC

Diversity at Work: Fortifying Your Inclusion Efforts in the Current Climate

  • June 25, 2020
  • Association of Corporate Counsel - Charlotte Chapter, Charlotte, NC

Drafters’ Lab: Reviewing Fundamental Provisions in Settlement Agreements

  • November 14, 2019
  • 16th Annual WSBA Labor and Employment Conference

2019 Legal Update

  • May 16, 2019
  • Seattle SHRM

A Legal Update: 2017 & 2018 Year to Date

  • April 19, 2018
  • Seattle SHRM

Hot Topics in Employment Law: Employment Law Developments from the U.S. Supreme Court, Washington Courts & Idaho Courts

  • September 12, 2017
  • Inland Northwest Society for Human Resource Management 2017 Annual Legal Update

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: A Legal Update

  • March 31, 2017
  • 2017 Washington State Employment Law & HR Conference - Washington State SHRM

Employment Law Update with a Side of BYOD

  • May 19, 2016
  • Seattle SHRM, Seattle, WA

Risk Management for Employee Separations

  • March 18, 2016
  • 2016 Washington State Employment Law & HR Conference - Washington State Human Resources Council, Bellevue, WA

HR Legal Yearbook: New Faces and Old Friends

  • May 21, 2015
  • Seattle SHRM, Seattle, WA

Let us know how we can help you navigate your particular workplace legal issues.