Ms Sonya K Boun

About Ms Sonya K Boun

<p>Sonya Boun provides advice and counseling to private, non-profit, and public employers regarding workplace investigations and mediations, and conducts local and national training for managers, executives, and boards of directors. Sonya represents employers of all sizes in state and federal agencies, and in litigation. Given her background working in retail and restaurants, she has a particular emphasis on assisting clients in the hospitality, restaurant, and retail industries. In addition, Sonya has extensive experience representing private corporations, higher education institutions, and tribal communities and entities.</p> <p>Sonya&rsquo;s background includes leading human resources teams, and she routinely counsels in-house employment attorneys and human resources professionals on performance management issues, conducting effective workplace investigations, leave of absence management, and other workplace issues. She conducts workplace trainings for clients in the areas of conducting effective workplace investigations, creating and maintaining a respectful workplace, recognizing unconscious bias, the impact of emotional intelligence in the workplace, equal employment opportunity laws, and issues involving the overlap of leave considerations under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Arizona workers&rsquo; compensation and paid sick leave laws.</p> <p>Sonya has successfully defended employers against allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage and hour issues in state and federal administrative proceedings, and state and federal court. Sonya has defended employers against countless charges filed with the Arizona Civil Rights Division, as well as charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in several states. She also has handled claims for paid sick leave violations and wage complaints filed with the Industrial Commission of Arizona. In addition, Sonya is experienced with drafting and reviewing employment-related agreements and employment policies, and with analyzing non-compete issues.</p> <p>Before starting her legal career, Sonya spent several years working for retail and restaurant businesses, where she gained comprehensive knowledge of those industries, gained her advanced sommelier certification, and had the opportunity to work with large retail employers and world-renowned chefs.</p>

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Education

• Law School: U of Nevada Las Vegas

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