Law360, New York (March 13, 2013, 2:11 PM EDT) -- Miriam McKendall is co-chairwoman of Holland & Knight LLP's education team and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, workplace safety and whistleblower claims team. She provides counseling to clients in employment related issues, such as investigation and defense of sexual harassment and discrimination claims; development of disability and reasonable accommodations policies and procedures; wage and hour compliance and defense of audits and claims; defense of claims pending at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education and state and federal courts; OSHA compliance and litigation; negotiation and preparation of employment agreements and severance agreements; the development of workplace policies and preventative strategies for containment of potential employee claims; and training of managers and administrators....