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  • J.D., University of Oklahoma, 1980; Order of the Coif; Board of Editors, Oklahoma Law Review; Phi Delta Phi
  • B.A, University of Oklahoma, 1971; Phi Beta Kappa
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Elizabeth Scott Wood
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Biography

Elizabeth Scott (Betsy) Wood's practice encompasses all areas of employment law. She represents employers in litigation in federal and state courts and before regulatory and administrative agencies and counsels companies regarding compliance with antidiscrimination, wage and hour, workplace safety, mandatory leave, benefit and all other federal and state employment laws and regulations.

Betsy also provides training to management and non-management employees in all areas affecting the employer/employee relationship and advises clients in connection with employee discipline, terminations and reductions-in-force, handbooks and policies, drug and alcohol programs, executive compensation, employment and non-competition agreements, individual and group severance programs and related matters. She also arbitrates third-party disputes and is on the American Arbitration Association's Employment and Commercial Rosters of Arbitrators and Mediators.

Before joining McAfee & Taft in 1986, Betsy was a litigation associate with Fagin, Hewett, Mathews & Fagin, P.C.

In 2008, Betsy was recognized for her professional and civic contributions to the state by being named to the Journal Record's list of Leadership in Law honorees.

Representative Experience

  • Nationwide defense of employment litigation and arbitration matters, including discrimination, wage and hour, wrongful termination, employment contracts, commission disputes and non-compete agreements.
  • Representation of employers before the EEOC and various state human rights agencies.
  • Representation of employers in wage and hour and FMLA investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor.
  • Representation of employers in state wage and hour and unemployment claims.

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