Mark Gavre is a member of the Employment Law Department. His practice covers the full range of employment-related areas, including employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, ERISA (employee benefits), COBRA, FMLA, HIPAA as well as other workplace disputes and litigation. Mr. Gavre counsels managers and employers on how to comply with the myriad of laws regulating the workplace, and on how to prevent small problems from becoming big legal disputes. Recently Mr. Gavre defeated a major class action wage and hour lawsuit in California.

Mr. Gavre is a frequent speaker on employment and benefits topics. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Gavre was a professor of political science at the University of Utah. He has taught employment and benefits law at the University of Utah College of Law. Mr. Gavre received his J.D. from the University of Utah in 1985, his Ph.D. from UCLA in 1978, and his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1968. Mr. Gavre was given a "First" ranking as an Employment and ERISA lawyer in the 2007-2011 Chambers USA Client's Guide.

Related Activities and Skills:

• Utah State Bar Association: Labor and Employment Law Section
• American Bar Association: Labor and Employment Law Section; Health Law Section; State Labor Law Developments Committee
• Mr. Gavre has been an adjunct professor at the University of Utah Law School, teaching Employment and Benefits Law

Published Works:

Substantive & Tactical Issues in Obtaining Summary Judgment, Salt Lake County Bar Bulletin November-December, 1986

Impact of Indian Claims on Public Lands: A Perspective for Users of Federal and State Land," Proceedings of the American Mining Congress, 1988

Utah Employment Law After Berube: The Demise of the At-Will Doctrine?, Utah Bar Journal August-September, 1989

E-Mail Sexual Harassment, Company Liability and Document Production, January 2000 by W. Mark Gavre