Tawny Alvarez is a Partner in Verrill’s Labor and Employment Practice Group and has practiced with the firm for over a decade. Her practice focuses on representing businesses in all aspects of their relationship with employees. She does this with the understanding that the employment landscape is ever-changing and organizations do not have the time or resources to keep abreast of all these changes including: how AI affects hiring and the employment relationship; pay transparency laws and the effect on equal pay and pay practices more generally; diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and maintaining a diverse work environment within the confines of Title VII and state and federal anti-discrimination laws; bias at work, including its effect on the decision-making; and remote work policies and effectively managing remote workers. In this evolving landscape, Tawny recognizes that for companies to remain profitable and successful they must be proactive, not merely reactive, to these issues.
“I am excited to join the Board of Trustees and work with President Uzzi and her team as Thomas continues to expand its programing and the provision of accessible, high-quality education opportunities. I credit Thomas and its professors on much of what I have been privileged to accomplish in my career to date.”
Tawny is a New Hampshire native, growing up in the Monadnock region prior to obtaining her undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Thomas College. Tawny attended the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, where she was the Executive Production editor to the Pace Law Review, and recipient of the Adolf Homburger Humanitarian Award. After law school, Tawny clerked for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and the Northern District Court for the District of Iowa Bankruptcy Court. She is the editor of Verrill’s blog Taking Care of HR Business and is licensed to practice in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York and Iowa. In her spare time, Tawny enjoys spending time with her family on the beach or skiing (season dependent), reading fiction, and scouring thrift stores for hidden treasures.
