Biography

Ms. McPhail Wetty is an associate in the Labor & Employment Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, where she spends approximately half of her time representing clients in wage and hour matters under both federal and state law. Ms. McPhail Wetty has managed large matters and projects for a variety of the firm’s clients. Most recently, she has managed several massive campaigns to collect information from managers and the employees they supervised to determine the employees’ duties and pay. In addition, she has assisted with the defense of several collective and class wage and hour actions in which plaintiff-employees have alleged misclassification under federal and state laws.

Ms. McPhail Wetty also has experience in assisting clients in protecting their valuable proprietary information, including investigation of potential theft or misuse of client trade secrets and confidential information, as well as experience in interpreting, enforcing, and litigating non-competition agreements and defending against claims of deceptive trade practices.

She also represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment litigation arising under federal and state law, including claims of discrimination and harassment based on sex, race, national origin, religion, age, and disability, as well as leave-related issues. Ms. McPhail Wetty also has represented management in traditional labor law proceedings, such as grievance-related arbitration and federal court proceedings to vacate arbitration awards, as well as assisted management in researching issues relating to union campaigns, elections, and unfair labor practice charges.

Education

J.D., University of Georgia, cum laude (2007)

Executive Editor of the Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

A.B. & A.B.J., University of Georgia, summa cum laude (2004)

First Honor Graduate

Admissions

• Georgia

Courts

• Georgia Court of Appeals
• Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
• Georgia Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida