When a Georgia dermatologist presented her employer with a 90-day notice of resignation prior to the conclusion of her three-year employment contract, her Wisconsin-based employer responded by suing the part-time employee for $820,000 linked to a “stay or pay” early-termination contract clause.

Now Atlanta counsel for Dr. Shenara A. Sexton are launching a counterclaim against Forefront Dermatology S.C., alleging its legal pursuit of their client involved “an effort to force her involuntary servitude to the company.”