Diane Worth
 Ms. Worth represents clients in all aspects of employment relations. She provides preventive consultation and on-site training for management and hourly employees. Diane is experienced in helping employers draft and implement personnel policies, employment contracts and severance agreements. She guides clients through Department of Labor audits, and represents employers against discrimination charges filed with the EEOC and state administrative agencies. Diane also handles litigation in federal and state courts in the areas of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, and other wrongful discharge claims.
Diane has authored many articles on employment law topics, and is a frequent presenter at seminars for HR managers and for other attorneys.
Diane has received Martindale-Hubbell Law Director's highest AV®* rating for lawyers, reflecting exemplary professional expertise, experience and stature.
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Education:
- Kansas State University, BS in Secondary Education, English and Math, 1981
- University of Kansas, JD, 1984
Professional Background:
- Kansas Bar, 1984
- Law Clerk to Chief Justice Alfred G. Schroeder, Kansas Supreme Court, 1984-86
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Patrick F. Kelly, 1986-88
- President, Employment Law Section, Kansas Bar Association, 1997
- President, KU Law School Board of Governors, 2001-2002
- Chairman, Board of Editors, Kansas Bar Journal, 2002-2005; Member of the Board of Editors since 1988
- Member Wichita Bar Association's Continuing Legal Education Committee
- Recipient of Kansas Bar Association's "Outstanding Service Award", 2006
Publications:
- "Fire at Will? The Status of Judicially Created Exceptions to Employment-at-Will in Kansas", Kansas Bar Asssociation Journal, Feb-Mar 1995
- "Does Membership Have Its Privileges? The Limits on Permissible Discrimination by Private Clubs" Kansas Bar Association Journal, Jun-Jul 1991
- "Vengeance is Not Mine: A Survey of the Law of Title VII Retaliation" Kansas Bar Association Journal, April 2004
- "Title VII", Chapter of Kansas Bar Association's Employment Law Handbook, 2001.
- "Employee Relations Law", Kansas Annual Survey, 2006
Noteworthy Cases:
- Lipe v. Mid-Central Mfg., 2005 WL 3430421 (D. Kan. 2005) granting summary judgment.
- Baker v. Norcraft Companies, Case No. 01-1367-MLB, unpublished disposition granting summary judgment (D. Kan 2-18-03)
- Fiscus v. Triumph Group Operations, Inc., 24 F.Supp. 2d 1229 (D. Kan. 1998) granting summary judgment.
- Burnison v. Memorial Hosp., Inc., 820 F.Supp. 549 (D. Kan. 1993)
- Marsh v. Coleman Co., Inc., 806 F.Supp. 1505 (D. Kan. 1992) (represented plaintiff; summary judgment deniend.)
- Burton v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 996 P.2d 852 (Kan. App. 2000)
- Steinert v. Norcraft, Case No. 01-C-29, unpublished disposition granting summary judgment (2002)
Civic and Community Involvement:
- Episcopal Social Services Board of Directors
- The Independent School Board of Directors
- Board of Deacons of University Congregational Church
* CV, BV and AV are all registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies
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