NLRB PROPOSES TO REQUIRE ALL COVERED EMPLOYERS TO POST A NOTICE CONTAINING NLRA RIGHTS Excert taken from The Labor and Employment College Full article can be seen at World Blog   “EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT   “The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) guarantees the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively […]

RACE DISCRIMINATION TRIAL STARTS IN MOBILE “Five black men who worked for Austal USA in Mobile took their racial discrimination lawsuit to federal court Monday, opening a 2-week civil trial. The plaintiffs, who seek unspecified damages, are among 22 people who made racial discrimination claims against the shipbuilder, which is the city’s largest industrial employer. They accused the company […]

SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST ASU VERDICT RETURNED Ms. McGowan represented three plaintiffs in a discrimination lawsuit against Alabama State University for claims of racial and sexual harassment and retaliation. The plaintiffs alleged that they were subjected to a racially and sexually hostile work environment from their supervisors, which included being called various forms […]

EXCEPTIONAL FOUNDATION CHILI COOK-OFF Lawyers at Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis, LLC participated in the 2013 Exceptional Foundation Chili Cookoff, helping raise over $200,000 to benefit social and recreational programs for mentally and physically challenged individuals. Led by Head Chef Dennis Pantazis, the team consisting of Brian Clark, Craig Lowell, Rocco Calamusa, Daniel Arciniegas, Kimberley Sanders, and Kurt Kilpatrick, cooked hot and […]

From left to right Tamika Wren, Ann Robertson, Judge Carol Privett, and Robin Burrell WOMEN’S SECTION OF THE BIRMINGHAM BAR ASSOCIATION RECOGNITION The Women’s Section of the Birmingham Bar Association will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of its founding in 2014. Ann Robertson was a founding member of the Section and was very active in its formation. […]

In partnership with one of its lending partners, ServisFirst Bank, the AlabmaSAVES program helps two Alabama businesses fund energy efficiency improvements that will reduce CO2 emissions by estimated total of 1M lbs/year. Kress Building, LLC was one of the Alabama businesses that took advantage of the low cost financing provided through the AlabamaSAVES initiative. TRANE […]

9 WIGGINS CHILDS ATTORNEYS NAMED 2014 ALABAMA SUPER LAWYERS Wiggins Childs Pantazis Fisher & Goldfarb LLC is pleased to announce that nine attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the list of 2014 Alabama Super Lawyers. Bob Wiggins, Bob Childs, Dennis Pantazis, Sam Fisher, Jon Goldfarb, Craig Lowell, Candis McGowan, Josh Wilson, and L. William. Smith […]

Congratulations to Candis McGowan and Temple Trueblood for being named B-Metro Magazine and Avvo‘s Women Leaders of the Birmingham Bar for 2015! The article will be published the August issue of B-Metro, available at newsstands and online at B-Metro 2 WIGGINS CHILDS LAWYERS NAMED B-METRO’S TOP WOMEN LAWYERS Contact Us