Anniken Davenport is a noted employment law attorney and the editor of The HR Specialist state employment law newsletter series. She has authored several books, including Bullet-Proof Your Employee Handbook and The Employer's Practical Legal Guide. Anniken has served as a professor at Penn State University, where she taught business law and HR management, and she directed the Legal Studies Program at Wilson College. Her legal career includes representing government units in discrimination and other employment law cases and representing school districts in labor negotiations.
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