Broad-ranging labor and employment law counsel

Alexis Barkis provides advice and counsel to employers and human resource professionals on all aspects of labor and employment law and litigation. She prepares and negotiates employment contracts and agreements, creates and reviews internal policies and procedures, and provides training on topics of interest to management and employees on a host of labor and employment law topics. In addition, Alexis:

• Represents employers of all sizes on issues involving the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and other federal, state and local fair employment and anti-discrimination issues.
• Prepares and negotiates employment contracts and agreements.
• Creates or reviews internal policies and procedures.
• Provides training on topics of interest to management and employees on a host of labor and employment law topics.
• Guides clients in matters of employment law compliance and employment-related immigration issues.

Prior to joining the firm, Alexis clerked for The Honorable John E. Steele in the Fort Myers division of the Middle District of Florida and had the opportunity to work on appellate matters when Judge Steele sat by designation on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Bar Admissions

• Florida

Education

• Ave Maria School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2013)

• Florida Gulf Coast University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2010)
  • Legal Studies

• DOL Issues Revised FFCRA Regulations Following Court Ruling
• DOL's First FAQs on Families First Coronavirus Response Act Answers Some Questions but Leaves Others Open
• FAQs Relating to Quarles & Brady’s 10/12/2022 Webinar: COVID & the Flu: Legal Update and Fall Planning
• FFCRA Leave Provisions Effective April 1 and CARES Act Provide Relief for Small Businesses and Unemployed Workers
• Florida Legislation Restricting Workplace Vaccine Mandates -- What Florida Employers Need to Know
• Increasing Awareness of OSHA's Updated COVID-19 Guidance Important for Employers
• New EEOC Guidance Permitting Required COVID-19 Vaccinations and Addresses Certain Objections
• New Federal Leave Requirements: Families First Coronavirus Response Act
• OSHA Updates its COVID-19 Guidance for Non-Healthcare Industries
• OSHA’s COVID-19 Recording and Reporting Requirements
• Plan Now for Coronavirus to Avoid Disruptions and Promote Safe Practices
• States Push Back Against Restrictive Covenants in Employment Agreements

Seminar

• COVID & the Flu: Legal Update and Fall Planning