Raquel Alvarenga focuses her practice on counseling corporate clients on critical workplace issues such as hiring and firing decisions, restrictive covenant matters, wage and hour laws, whistleblower, discrimination, harassment and retaliation issues, employee complaints and discipline, labor law, workplace safety, and reasonable accommodation and leave requests.
Raquel also has extensive experience litigating discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, trade secret, wage and hour, public accommodation and breach of contract disputes.
Raquel also regularly advises corporate clients on the employment and labor aspects of major corporate transactions.
Raquel also has significant experience conducting internal investigations for corporate clients and higher education institutions concerning allegations of, among other things, employee misconduct and sexual assault.
Selected Publications and Speeches
- “COVID-19: Issues Affecting You, Your Family, and Your Company,” speaker, Financial Executives International (FEI) Dallas Chapter’s Monthly Meeting, April 13, 2020.