Chrys A. Martin

Chrys helps clients stay out of trouble by providing daily advice and counseling on employment law and employee-benefits issues based on prior hands-on management and human resources experience. Clients know she can get them out of trouble creatively and efficiently with more than 35 years of handling complex employment and ERISA litigation, including class actions. That depth of knowledge is applied to counseling employers and creating unique training programs for supervisors in HR best practices, including respectful workplaces and #MeToo issues. Clients say they appreciate her practical approach to problem-solving. To keep her work exciting, she serves employers of all sizes - from startups to multinational corporations - in all industries across the country.

Clients team with Chrys on sexual harassment prevention; employee handbooks; new pay equity, paid leave and predictive scheduling laws; NLRB issues; wage-and-hour laws; union negotiations and arbitrations; early incentive retirement programs; OFCCP, EEOC, DOL and BOLI complaints and audits; BOLI-required property; and janitorial services contractor training. She is regularly asked to perform or direct complex personnel investigations. Chrys developed a unique manager training series and an employment practices audit to help clients proactively identify problem areas and implement HR best practices. Chrys also serves as an AAA arbitrator and is a frequent local and national speaker, which also keeps her skills sharp on new HR developments.