GEORGE CARROLL WHIPPLE, III, is a Member of the Firm in the Employment, Labor, and Workforce Management practice, in the New York office of Epstein Becker Green. He hosts the firm's innovative weekly video program, Employment Law This Week.
Mr. Whipple:
Counsels employers on workplace issues, including hiring and promotion, firing and discipline, wage and hour, and the implementation of employment policies, to ensure compliance with federal and state laws
Conducts internal investigations on human resource compliance and regulatory issues
Advises clients on non-competition and raiding issues
Negotiates with incoming and outgoing employees, and prepares contracts
Represents clients in trials, arbitrations, and mediations in the areas of compensation disputes and discrimination
Represents employers in wage and hour and independent contractor collective actions and reviews
Counsels clients on compensation plans and programs
Handles legal fee reduction reviews
Prior to joining Epstein Becker Green, Mr. Whipple was a Managing Director and Chairman of the Global Human Resources, Executive Compensation, and Employment Law Practice Group of a global financial services company. Mr. Whipple started his career at a large U.S. law firm, where he litigated employment cases for an American multinational technology and consulting corporation and tried the In re Birmingham Reverse Discrimination Employment Litigation. He later became the head of the employment law group at a U.S. investment bank.
Mr. Whipple received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College of Columbia University in New York City, earned a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School, and attended Columbia University's Graduate School of Business.
