This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Law Practice,
Labor/Employment

Jul. 15, 2020

Resolving the conflict

Perspectives of a Black, woman, management-side employment attorney.

Carmen J. Cole

Partner
Squire Patton Boggs.

Email: carmen.cole@squirepb.com

THIS COLUMN APPEARED IN THE 2020 TOP L&E LAWYERS SUPPLEMENT

Two phrases I have grown weary of hearing in this age of coronavirus are: "these are uncertain times" and "we are all in this together." And, like presumably every person reading this, I was horrified by the killing of George Floyd -- an unarmed, Black man, pinned face down, to the pavement, handcuffed, in broad daylight. By the police. On video camera. In 2020. Let that sink in, in case you have forgot...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up