As a member of Baker Donelson's Government Enforcement and Investigations Group, Ms. Kesler represents and advises individuals and entities threatened with or facing any phase of government action, enforcement, or investigation. She has significant experience defending federal False Claims Act litigation, with a particular focus on the health care industry and government contracts. Ms. Kesler has also represented individuals in connection with white collar criminal matters involving allegations of public corruption and fraud.
Ms. Kesler's practice also focuses on advising employers, particularly in developing handbooks and other policies and procedures. She has defended employers of various sizes against claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), as well as similar state and federal laws governing employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in arbitration, and in state and federal courts.
Ms. Kesler also defends employers in complex wage and hour matters, including class and collective actions, involving claims for minimum wage, overtime, misclassification, retaliation, and joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as well as state law wage claims in construction, hospitality, technology, and other business sectors. Additionally, she has worked on a variety of matters with an emphasis on issues related to fiduciary breaches, contractual breaches, tortious interference with contract, misappropriation, and unfair and deceptive trade practices.