Background
Haas, W. Melvin was born in Ma 1946 in Mobile, Alaba.
Haas, W. Melvin was born in Ma 1946 in Mobile, Alaba.
Emory University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). University of Alabama (Juris Doctor, 1971).
Worked at Haynsworth, Baldwin, Johnson and Greaves, P.A. (Greenville, SC) specializing in Labor Relations Law, Employment Law, Environmental Law. NLRA, RLA, all Federal and State Employment Discrimination Laws (including Title VII, ADEA, ADA, Affirmative Action (OFCCP), etc.), Wage/Hour, FMLA, WARN, Employment at Will/Wrongful Discharge, Workers' Compensation, Benefits Law (including ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, etc.), Substance Abuse, AIDS, FOIA, Environmental Protection and Hazardous Materials, Safety and Health Law (including OSHA, MSHA, etc.), Products Liability, Immigration Law (including Employment-Based Immigrant/Nonimmigrant Visa Petitions, Alien Labor Certifications, etc.), Litigation Before All Courts and Agencies, Trials and Appeals, Representing Management Exclusively. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Alabama.
1977, Georgia and United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Phi Delta Phi. Co-Author: "Wrongful Termination Under Georgia Law," 1988.
Co-Author: "Section 7 Update, The Labor Lawyer," Spring, 1988. Co-Author: "Injuries in the Workplace," Georgia Labor and Employment Law. Contributing Attorney, Developing Labor Law, BNA, 1979.
Trial Attorney, 15th Region, National Labor Relations Board, 1975-1976. Member: Macon and American Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia.
Military: Captain, United States. Air Force, Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1971-1975 (Resident, Macon, Georgia Office). A nationwide practice representing employers and management exclusively in all areas of labor relations, employment, benefits, immigration, occupational safety and health, workers' compensation, environmental, toxic torts, and products liability law.
Handling litigation before all courts and agencies, including appeals.
Member: Macon and American Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia. Military: Captain, United States.
Air Force, Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1971-1975 (Resident, Macon, Georgia Office).