Suite 1500, Lock Box 116 Dallas, TX 75201 main: (214) 880-8100 direct: (214) 880-8166 fax: (214) 880-0181 fbarrow@littler.com
Practice Areas
RetailDiscrimination and Harassment Corporate Diversity and Inclusion Policies, Procedures and Handbooks
Overview
Frederick J. Barrow advises and represents clients in state and federal courts in Texas and Louisiana in employment law matters and has significant experience with claims based upon:
• Title VII
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act • The Americans with Disabilities Act
• The Family and Medical Leave Act • Numerous state statutes
He has particular expertise responding to charges of discrimination filed with federal and state agencies and helping employers to comply with federal, state and municipal employment laws. He also participated in one of the largest wage and hour audits involving the review of more than 3,500 jobs.
With significant experience effectively resolving difficult and complex matters through mediations or summary judgment motions, Frederick also provides counseling on:
• Litigation avoidance
• The Fair Labor Standards Act • Non-competition agreements • Severance agreements • Employment policies
Frederick frequently represents and advises retail clients on retaliation, discrimination and harassment matters, as well as the Texas non-subscriber provisions under the Texas Workers' Compensation law. He is regularly sought out for the defense of corporations ranging from small startups to Fortune 500 companies in the following industries:
• Finance
• Telecommunications • Healthcare
• Consumer services • Manufacturing
Co-chair of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Council, Frederick is committed to promoting diversity through education and communication. He has gained national prominence as a member of the Dallas Diversity Task Force, which issued the first ever diversity report card of the 20 largest Dallas-based law firms in 2006. As a result of the report, several major corporations have requested permission to use "the Dallas Formula" as a tool to evaluate the law firms with which they work.
Frederick is a powerful presenter and has conducted training for a number of professional organizations. He often is quoted in national and local publications regarding employment law issues and he regularly speaks on the management of social media and diversity and inclusion for large entities.
From September 1994 to February 1996, Frederick served as a Special Envoy to the Environmental Justice Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Delegation Officer for the Environmental Protection Agency. In this capacity, he went to the EPA on an Intergovernmental Personnel Act assignment to develop processes for addressing environmental justice, particularly in Superfund communities. As a RCRA delegation officer, he ensured that states that were assuming oversight for their hazardous waste programs promulgated laws, rules and regulations at least as stiff as the federal standards. The initiative to involve local contractors in the cleanup of the Agricultural Street Landfill Superfund site in New Orleans was given the Bronze Medal by the Agency.
Professional and Community Affiliations
• Chair, Council of Chairs - State Bar of Texas
• Member, Program Steering Committee, Texas Minority Council - State Bar of Texas • Co-chair, Diversity Report Card Task Force - National Bar Association
• Chaplain, Board of Directors - National Bar Association
• Member, Ancillary Proceedings Task Force - Supreme Court of Texas • Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation
• Fellow, State Bar of Texas Foundation • Fellow, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers • Member, American Bar Association
• Former member, Board of Directors - Dallas Bar Association
• Former chair, African-American Lawyers Section - State Bar of Texas
• Member, Transition Team, Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins, 2006
• Co-Chair, The Lawyers' Committee on Civil Rights Under Law - Election Protection, 2008 • Member, Dallas Diversity Task Force, 2006, 2007 and 2008
• Former chair, Dallas Bar Association's LegalLines
Recognition
• Selected, Stakeholder 100 inaugural class
• Named, Texas Rising Star - Texas Monthly and Law & Politics 2007, 2008 and 2012 • Named, Dynamic Lawyers, Eclipse Magazine, 2007 and 2008
Education
J.D., Southern University Law Center, 2002, magna cum laude B.S., Louisiana State University, 1991
Bar Admissions
Texas Louisiana
Publications & Press
Spring 2011
Conviction Records and Disparate Impact
Journal of Labor & Employment Law Vol. 26, No. 3, American Bar Association
April 22, 2009
Law Firm Diversity: Who Passes, Who Fails
D-CEO Magazine D Magazine Partners
2006-2008
Dallas Diversity Task Force Report
Dallas Diversity Task Force Report Dallas Diversity Task Force
August 28, 2006
Littler Mendelson Attorney Elected to the Board of Governors of the National Bar Association
Littler Press Release
May 23, 2006
Change in Minimum Wage Rate Jeopardizes the Exempt Status of Thousands of Michigan Employees
September 17, 2005
Frederick Barrow outlines some steps workers can take to avoid additional financial burden in the wake of a natural disaster
U.S. News & World Report
September 2, 2005
Employers' Responsibilities in the Wake of a Natural Disaster
Littler ASAP
June 8, 2005
Texas Reforms Its Workers' Compensation System
Littler ASAP
Speaking Engagements
2012
Ethical Considerations in Preparing Corporate Witnesses for Testimony Diversity Symposium, Southern University Law Center
2011
To Depose or Not to Depose
5th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference - American Bar Association
January 2010
Promoting Diversity in the Sarasota County Bar Association Sarasota County Bar Association
December 2009
Social Networking in the Workplace: Risk or Peril? Oklahoma Credit Law Institute
October 2009
Diversity in the Workplace
Urban League of Greater Dallas & North Central Texas
October 2009
The Genesis and Genius of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s March on Washington African-American Museum of Dallas
October 2009
Managing Diversity to Achieve Inclusion
June 2009
Reductions in Force
National Association of African-Americans in Human Resources and National Forum for Black Accountants
2006-2008
Privacy in the Workplace Oklahoma Credit Law Institute
2007
Conducting Lawful and Effective Workplace Investigations (with Reagan Oden) The Society for Design Administrations National Conference
2007
Family & Medical Leave Act in Texas Lorman Education Services
Books & Book Chapters
• The Complete Guide to Robert’s Rules of Order Made Easy: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply, Chapter 8, Case Study entitled "Rules That Are Sometimes Forgotten”, Atlantic Publishing Group, Rita Cook, 2008
