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Marilyn Higdon

Associate


Nashville/Memphis

t:901.322.1651

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Service Focus

  • Employment Discrimination and Harassment
  • Labor Relations

Industry Focus

  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Transportation and Supply Chain
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Overview

Marilyn Higdon is an associate in the firm’s Nashville Office. She focuses on a wide range of labor and employment issues including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, employment policies, wage and hour, and traditional labor disputes.

Marilyn earned her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Mississippi School of Law, where she was Executive Articles Editor for the Mississippi Law Journal. During law school, she worked in-house as an intern in the Labor Law Group at a Fortune 100 global shipping company and served as an intern for the Hon. R. David Proctor at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

Insights

  • Event

    02/16/23

    Student Behavior Investigations, Discipline and Handbooks

    Ilanit Fischler, Marilyn Higdon

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  • Insights

    11/14/22

    Employing Minors in Tennessee – FAQs for Employers

    Marilyn Higdon, Courtney Leyes

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  • Insights

    10/03/22

    Food Delivery Apps Can Be Both a Blessing and a Curse for Restaurants: 5 Tips to Avoid a Tip Credit Landmine

    Ted Boehm, Marilyn Higdon, Courtney Leyes

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  • Insights

    09/06/22

    The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from August 2022

    Heather Domingo, Rebecca Hause-Schultz, Sarah Wieselthier, Cheryl L. Behymer, Marilynn Schuyler, Sheila M. Willis, Tatiana S. Chiu, Angelica M. Ochoa, Steven M. Bernstein, Alex G. Desrosiers, John M. Polson, Richard R. Meneghello, Adam F. Sloustcher, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Jack O’Connor, Courtney Leyes, Marilyn Higdon, Myra K. Creighton, R. Bryan Holbrook, Patrick W. Dennison, Aymara Ledezma, Alex Castro, Samantha J. Monsees, Benjamin M. Ebbink, Tyler Woods, Alden J. Parker, Darcey M. Groden, Anthony Isola, Usama Kahf

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  • News

    08/18/22

    Attorneys Provide Advice for Employers to Stay Consistent When Enforcing Anti-Discrimination Laws

    Marilyn Higdon, Courtney Leyes

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    08/12/22

    Employer Can’t Terminate Vulgar Employee Because of Spotty Disciplinary Record – A 5-Step Plan to Avoid the Same Fate

    Marilyn Higdon, Courtney Leyes

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  • News

    07/22/22

    Lawyers Look to Discrimination Lawsuit as a Learning Opportunity for Healthcare Employers

    Marilyn Higdon, George A. Reeves III

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    07/19/22

    Words Matter: Nursing Home Supervisor’s Comments Lead to Discrimination Claim

    Marilyn Higdon, George A. Reeves III

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  • Insights

    04/06/22

    The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from March 2022

    George D. Adams, Nazanin Afshar, Phillip C. Bauknight, Cheryl L. Behymer, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Melissa (Osipoff) Camire, Collin D. Cook, Brian J. Coughlin, Patrick M. Dalin, Alex G. Desrosiers, J. Micah Dickie, Benjamin M. Ebbink, Abby Harrington Putzulu, Marilyn Higdon, Nicholas S. Hulse, Courtney Leyes, Todd B. Logsdon, Todd A. Lyon, Danielle Hultenius Moore, Howard A. Mavity, Richard R. Meneghello, Catharine Morisset, Dean L. Petitta, Cheryl Pinarchick, Robert M. Robenalt, Adam F. Sloustcher, Hannah Sweiss, A. Kevin Troutman, Travis Vance, Ivy Waisbord, Megan C. Winter, Connie Yang, Chad M. Zimlich

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    03/23/22

    Tennessee Closes the Loop on Workplace Vaccine Mandates

    Marilyn Higdon, Courtney Leyes, Robert M. Robenalt

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Credentials

Education

  • J.D., 2019, cum laude, University of Mississippi School of Law
  • B.S., 2014, Jacksonville State University

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Tennessee

Court Admissions

  • Alabama Supreme Court
  • Arkansas Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
  • Tennessee Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Recognitions

  • Dean’s List
  • Mississippi Law Journal Case Note Award
  • Phi Delta Phi
  • Phi Kappa Phi

Affiliations

Professional Activities

  • Federalist Society

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