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Richard S. Larson Resident, Orlando Office T- (407) 843-3939 F- (407) 843-1745 practice areas: Labor & Employment education: · Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1978) · University of California - Berkeley (M.J., 1970) · University of California - Davis (B.A., 1968) admitted to practice: · 1978, Nevada · 2005, Florida professional & civic affiliations: î The Florida Bar and The Nevada Bar î American Bar Association – Employment & Labor Law Section î Orange County Bar Association î Employers’ Association of Florida born: Portland, Oregon
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Richard S. Larson Biography
RICHARD S. LARSON, brings to Wicker Smith more than 20 years senior-level Human Resources best practices experience in legal compliance, labor relations and organizational development in both union and non-unionized environments.
Rick practiced law in state and Federal court in Las Vegas, NV, prior to joining the Industrial and Labor Relations Division of MCA/Universal Studios, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, where he represented the Company on a wide variety of collective bargaining issues within a multi-jurisdictional unionized workforce. He also developed the Company’s first executive training program on sexual harassment, wrongful termination and progressive discipline administration. He was an active founder of the entertainment industry’s first employee referral and assistance program, which provided intervention services for employees suffering diminished job performance due to non-work related personal issues.
Moving to Orlando in 1988 as a key member of the executive leadership team, Rick was responsible for the development of the Human Resources, Legal and Risk Management functions for Universal Studios Florida. As Vice President for Staffing and Administration, Rick spent 15 years designing comprehensive employment practices covering such legally-sensitive areas as employee selection, workforce policies and procedures, training, union awareness, employee relations, performance management and dispute resolution.
Since leaving Universal in 2003, Rick designed the Human Resources function and organizational structure for the Nickelodeon Family Suites by Holiday Inn, which opened in Orlando in May 2005 and also assisted other groups on employee-related matters.
In leading our Employment Law Department, Rick’s mission is to assist our client’s with front-end legal compliance—from EEOC considerations to separation of employment matters—so that owners may dedicate positive energy to growing their business. Speeches & Publications: Labor & Employment Law, Central Florida Employment Council (February 13, 2007) Authored: The Strategic Performance Review: a Shield to Litigation Claims, Human Resources 2007: Answers to the Top 25 HR Questions in 2007 (Summer edition 2007) Authored: Workplace Privacy: Life on Stage, Privacy & Data Security Law Journal (December 2006) |
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