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Heidi E.C. Leithead

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Heidi Leithead focuses her practice on employment law, representing management in counseling and litigation-related issues before federal and state courts and administrative agencies regarding employee policies and agreements, discrimination (age, disability, race, gender, religion, and other protected class status), sexual harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour laws, breach of privacy, and defamation.

Ms. Leithead has substantial experience representing multi-level marketing clients in the area of employment, including issues related to the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and employment termination.

Ms. Leithead is a frequent presenter on the topic of employment law.

Recent Presentations:

  • Panelist, Park City CLE & Ski (Ethics) (2008) 
    Association of Corporate Counsel, Mountainwest Chapter (2008); Topic: Emerging Issues in Employment Law
  • Legal Issues for Utah Professional Engineers 2008 (Half Moon LLC); Topic: Employment Law Issues for Engineers (independent contractor; employment contracts; noncompete agreements)
  • Advanced Issues in Employment Law 2006 (National Business Institute); Topics: Legal Issues in Employee Privacy; Ethical Considerations
  • Advanced Issues in Employment Law 2003 (National Business Institute); Topics: Tips for Preventing and Handling Employment Claims; Arbitration of Employment Claims
  • 19th Annual Human Resources Seminar, College of Business, Utah State University (2002); Topic: Understanding the Fair Labor Standards Act

Reported Cases: 

  • Boswell v. SkyWest Airlines, Inc., 381 F.3d 1263 (10th Cir. 2004)
  • SCFC ILC, Inc. v. Visa USA, Inc., 36 F.3d 938 (10th Cir. 1994)
  • Utah Public Employee’s Assn. v. State, 131 P.3d 208 (Utah 2005)
  • Clarke v. Living Scriptures, Inc., 114 P.3d 602 (Utah Ct. App. 2005)
  • YESCO v. UDOT, 110 P.3d 1118 (Utah Ct. App. 2005)

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Specific Experience

Practice Areas

Education

  • 1987, J.D., University of Utah, Order of the Coif, Research Editor, Utah Law Review
  • 1982, B.A., cum laude, University of Utah

Bar Admissions

  • 1987, Utah

Professional Activities

  • Master of the Bench, Aldon J. Anderson American Inn of Court
  • Utah State Bar, Employment Law Section
  • American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
  • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)