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Courtney

Courtney McFate
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Portland
D 503.778.2187
mcfatec@lanepowell.com

Courtney McFate provides timely, thoughtful and strategic legal advice to clients regarding a wide variety of employment matters.   

An Oregon native, Courtney enjoys helping employers find practical solutions to challenging legal problems. Prior to joining Lane Powell, Courtney was in-house employment counsel for a large consumer services company in California, acting as a strategic legal partner for human resources and all business units. Prior to that, Courtney practiced employment litigation in private practice. Her experience includes:
 

  • Providing advice and counsel to management on numerous employment matters, including remote work, terminations and reductions in force, reasonable accommodations and leaves of absence under federal and state laws, employee handbooks, employment agreements, and COVID-19-related policies
     
  • Representing management in employment litigation matters and before administrative bodies, including matters involving wage and hour disputes, harassment, retaliation, and discrimination
     
  • Advising on employment-related compliance, including wage and hour concerns, drug and alcohol testing, background check policies, arbitration programs, and employee data privacy and confidentiality
     
  • Conducting personnel investigations on behalf of employers regarding allegations of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation
     
  • Developing and conducting training programs on employment law issues for human resources professionals, management, and front-line employees


In her spare time, Courtney enjoys exploring the Pacific Northwest with her family and her dog, Sebastian, going to the movies, and reading books on a rainy day while sipping hot coffee.

Professional Experience

AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah, Employment Counsel (2019-2021)

Van De Poel, Levy & Thomas LLP, Senior Associate Attorney (2013-2019)

State Bar of California, Law Clerk (2011-2012)

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Pro Se Department, Judicial Extern (2010)
 

Community Involvement

The Portland Montessori School, Board Member (2022-Present)

Community Pathways, Inc., Board Member (2022-Present)

Oregon Women Lawyers, Member (2021-Present)

Multnomah Bar Association, Member (2021-Present)

 

Thought Leadership

  • January 4, 2023Event / CLE
    2023 Employment Law Update: Oregon and Washington
    Lower Columbia Human Resource Management Association | Astoria, Oregon
  • January 3, 2023News
    Lane Powell Elects New Shareholders
    Firm Announcement
  • December 7, 2022Event / CLE
    Paid Leave Oregon...Are You Ready? Part Two
    Lower Columbia Human Resource Management Association | Virtual
  • November 4, 2022Publication
    Turkey and Pay Transparency: Things California Employers Can Look Forward to This Holiday Season
    Labor, Employment & Benefits Legal Update
  • November 2, 2022Event / CLE
    Paid Leave Oregon...Are You Ready? Part One
    Lower Columbia Human Resource Management Association | Virtual
  • October 6, 2022Event / CLE
    Employee Handbooks and Policies in the 21st Century
    National Business Institute | Virtual
  • June 16, 2022Publication
    Not So FAAst: Viking River Ruling Creates More PAGA Uncertainty for California Employers
    Labor, Employment & Benefits Legal Update
  • March 4, 2022Publication
    Federal #MeToo Law Should Cause Employers to Rethink Mandatory Arbitration Agreements 
    Labor, Employment & Benefits Legal Update
  • January 20, 2022Event / CLE
    California New Restrictions on Severance and Settlement Agreements
    myLawCLE | Virtual
  • October 6 - December 8, 2021Event / CLE
    'Best Practices for Best Employers™' Webinar Series
    Lane Powell | Virtual
  • November 5, 2021Publication
    ‘Mum’s’ Not the Word: California Imposes New Restrictions on Severance and Settlement Agreements
    Labor, Employment & Benefits Legal Update
  • October 13, 2021Event / CLE
    Update Floodgate: Top 10 Employment Law Changes Employers Need to Know Now
    Lane Powell 'Best Practices For Best Employers™' Webinar Series | Virtual
  • September 20, 2021Publication
    Red Light! Green Light!... Yellow Light?: Ninth Circuit Lifts Injunction on Law Banning Mandatory Employee Arbitration Agreements in California
    Labor, Employment & Benefits Legal Update
  • August 18, 2021Publication
    Can Employers Mandate Vaccination Programs and Require Masks?
    COVID-19 Resource
  • August 18, 2021Publication
    With Mandatory Vaccine Policies On the Rise, Should Your Business Implement One?
    COVID-19 Resource
  • July 21, 2021Event / CLE
    Today’s Forefront of Training and Workforce Pipelines
    Association of Washington Business | Tacoma, Washington
  • June 22, 2021Event / CLE
    Employer Vaccine Mandates — Tread Lightly Despite EEOC Guidance
    Community Bankers of Washington | Virtual
  • June 7, 2021News
    Labor, Employment & Benefits Legal Update Quoted in McKnight’s Long Term Care News Article ‘Offering a COVID-19 Vaccination Incentive? Tread Carefully, Experts Suggest’
    In the News
  • June 2, 2021Publication
    EEOC Says Employers Can Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines, but Tread Carefully...
    COVID-19 Resource
  • April 1, 2021News
    McFate Joins Labor, Employment & Benefits Team
    Firm Announcement

Practices & Industries

  • Labor, Employment & Benefits

Education

  • Golden Gate University School of Law, J.D., 2012
  • California State University, Los Angeles, M.A., Communication Studies, 2006
  • University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., Women's Studies, 2002

Admissions

  • Oregon
  • Washington
  • California

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