Emily S. Borna

Emily S. Borna is a Principal in the Atlanta, Georgia, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Since completing law school, she has focused her practice on labor and employment litigation on behalf of management.

Ms. Borna joined Jackson Lewis after a year of private practice in Savannah, Georgia. She concentrates her practice on litigating employment law cases in federal and state courts and labor and employment agencies. She has significant experience assisting employers in meeting the legal and practical challenges posed by federal and state laws protecting injured and ill employees.

Ms. Borna has extensive practice advising businesses on compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws. She routinely presents and appears as a speaker before numerous business organizations, including the Society of Human Resource Management, the National Business Institute, and management personnel addressing labor and employment issues and compliance with workplace laws. She has drafted and reviewed employment policies and counseled corporate clients on sensitive disciplinary issues. Ms. Borna has also represented employers in administrative hearings and handled litigation involving issues of wage/hour, sexual harassment, gender discrimination, disability discrimination, medical leave, age discrimination, race, national origin, and/or color discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, and state tort issues.

While attending law school, she was a research and special projects editor of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law. In addition, she studied abroad for a year and has conversational fluency in Hebrew.

Ms. Borna enjoys scuba diving and traveling in her free time.

Honors and Recognitions

•Georgia Trend, Georgia’s Legal Elite (December 2004)
•Legal 500, Leading Lawyer in Labor - Management Relations (2008)

Pro Bono and Community Involvement

•“Everybody Wins” School Lunch Reading Program, Volunteer
•Jewish Family & Career Services of Atlanta, Volunteer

Published Works

• Pregnancy Discrimination Reexamined: Accommodations for Pregnancy Under the ADAAA, Women Lawyers Journal, Vol. 98 no. 3 (2013) [Co-Author]

Emily S. Borna In the News

Jackson Lewis Publishes Q1 Diversity and Inclusion Committee Newsletter 2018

April 30, 2018 • Jackson Lewis

Emily S. Borna Publications

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Georgia Targets Elder Abuse with Tough New Long-Term Care Background Check Law

May 11, 2018

Upcoming Emily S. Borna Events

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Free Virtual Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Nevertheless

Speaking Engagement