KatieGraham Poirot
Associate
Labor & Employment
kgpoirot@seyfarth.com
Katie helps employers address legal hurdles so that they can focus on their business goals.
More About Katie
Katie’s practice focuses on advising clients on a broad range of employment-related matters, including handbook and policy drafting, leaves and accommodations, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, with an emphasis in nationwide paid leave and leave of absence matters.
On the litigation side of her practice, Katie defends clients in restrictive covenant and trade secret matters and represents employers in single- and multiplaintiff cases involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliatory discharge, failure to accommodate and interference with protected rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and various other local, state, and federal statutes. Katie also handles administrative charges before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
On the litigation side of her practice, Katie defends clients in restrictive covenant and trade secret matters and represents employers in single- and multiplaintiff cases involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliatory discharge, failure to accommodate and interference with protected rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and various other local, state, and federal statutes. Katie also handles administrative charges before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
- JD, The University of Georgia School of Law
Cum laude
Georgia Law Review - BA, University of Georgia
English; International Affairs; Political Science
Magna cum laude with High Honors
- Georgia
- US District Court, Northern District of Georgia
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Katie helps employers address legal hurdles so that they can focus on their business goals.
More About Katie
Katie’s practice focuses on advising clients on a broad range of employment-related matters, including handbook and policy drafting, leaves and accommodations, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, with an emphasis in nationwide paid leave and leave of absence matters.
On the litigation side of her practice, Katie defends clients in restrictive covenant and trade secret matters and represents employers in single- and multiplaintiff cases involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliatory discharge, failure to accommodate and interference with protected rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and various other local, state, and federal statutes. Katie also handles administrative charges before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
On the litigation side of her practice, Katie defends clients in restrictive covenant and trade secret matters and represents employers in single- and multiplaintiff cases involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliatory discharge, failure to accommodate and interference with protected rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and various other local, state, and federal statutes. Katie also handles administrative charges before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
- JD, The University of Georgia School of Law
Cum laude
Georgia Law Review - BA, University of Georgia
English; International Affairs; Political Science
Magna cum laude with High Honors
- Georgia
- US District Court, Northern District of Georgia
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Oct 1, 2025
If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 134: Nebraska Paid Sick Time Law Goes Into Effect TODAY
- Co-Author, “If Pain (Or Anything Else), Yes Gain – Part 138: Chicago Issues Revised Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Rules for 2026,” Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 17, 2026)
- Co-Author, “If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 134: Nebraska Paid Sick Time Law Goes Into Effect TODAY,” Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 1, 2025)
- Co-Author, “If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 133: Alaska Paid Sick Leave Law Goes Into Effect TODAY,” Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 1, 2025)
- Co-Author, “If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 131: Missouri Legislature Passes Bill Repealing State Paid Sick Time Law,” Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 15, 2025)
- Co-Author, “If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 130: Missouri Supreme Court Maintains State Paid Sick Time Law; May 1, 2025 Effective Date Remains – For Now,” Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 30, 2025)
- Co-Author, “If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 129: Michigan Earned Sick Time Act in Effect TODAY, Including With Last Night’s Midnight Amendments,” Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 21, 2025)
- Co-Author, “New York State Releases Paid Prenatal Personal Leave FAQs as 1/1/2025 Effective Date Looms,” Legal Update, Seyfath Shaw LLP (December 5, 2024)
- Co-Author, “If Pain, Yes Gain — Part 125: Michigan DOL Publishes Updated Paid Sick Leave Materials as Amended Law’s February 2025 Effective Date Looms,” Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 10, 2024)
- Co-Author, "If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 107: Colorado Amends Paid Sick Leave Law; Public Health Emergency Leave for COVID-19 Ends this Week," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 7, 2023)
- Author, "To Trust or Not to Trust: Native American Healthcare Improvement in the Supreme Court’s Hands," 56 Ga. L. Rev. 1281 (2022)
- Co-Presenter, “Guidance on State and Local Paid Sick Leave Part 17: The Year-End Paid Sick Leave Playbook: 2025 Recap and 2026 Forecast,” Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 18, 2025)
- Co-Presenter, “Guidance on State and Local Paid Sick Leave and Paid Time Off Laws — Part 16: 2025 Mid-Year Checkup,” Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 25, 2025)