Cheryl L. Behymer
Recognized since 2015
Columbia, South Carolina
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Cheryl Behymer is a partner in the Columbia office and co-chair of the firm’s Affirmative Action and Federal Contract Compliance practice group. She assists clients by providing timely and practical counsel and training in affirmative action, workplace harassment, immigration compliance, employee leave issues involving the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other labor and employment issues.
Cheryl defends employers who are responding to administrative charges, are actively involved in litigation, or are participating in compliance reviews conducted by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). She prepares affirmative action plans for federal contractors and subcontractors and assists clients with self-audits.
She also defends employers in multi-plaintiff lawsuits, including class actions based on Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), as well as in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective actions.
In addition, Cheryl assists employers in protecting their confidential and trade secret information, as well as enforcing and defending covenants not to compete.
Cheryl is Past Chair of the South Carolina Diversity Council, a partner of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce devoted to encouraging, supporting and educating employers as they seek to increase diversity in the workplace. She is also a Board Member with the Palmetto Center for Women, an affiliate of the YMCA. Cheryl is "AV" Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and she was selected for inclusion in South Carolina Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America.
- Lawyer Page: https://www.fisherphillips.com/attorneys-cbehymer
- 1320 Main Street, Suite 750
Columbia, SC 29201
- Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, J.D., graduated 1995
- Maryland, State Bar of Maryland
- South Carolina, State Bar of South Carolina
- Virginia, State Bar of Virginia
- Charlotte Area Industry Liaison Group - Member
- North Carolina/South Industry Liaison Group - Member
- Palmetto Center for Women - Member of the Board of Directors
- United States Court of Appeals
- United States District Court
- Maryland - Court of Appeals
- Maryland - Court of Appeals
- South Carolina - Supreme Court
- Virginia - Supreme Court
- South Carolina - Supreme Court
- Virginia - Supreme Court
140 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
69 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Labor Law - Management
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