Greenberg Traurig San Francisco Shareholders Lindsay E. Hutner, co-chair of the firm's Employment Litigation & Trials Group, and Philip Person will speak about employment law issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic at an event hosted by the Practising Law Institute (PLI) on Sept. 13.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Greenberg Traurig San Francisco Shareholders Lindsay E. Hutner, co-chair of the firm's Employment Litigation & Trials Group, and Philip Person will speak about employment law issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic at an event hosted by the Practising Law Institute (PLI) on Sept. 13. The event, titled "Cutting-Edge Employment Law Issues 2022: The California Difference," will take place at the 455 Market office complex in San Francisco's Financial District.
Hutner is co-chair of the event and will start the day with opening remarks and a panel titled "Year in Review/Hot Topics," providing an overview of important U.S. Supreme Court and appellate case law developments, new statutory and regulatory challenges, current trends for employment practitioners, and other key issues for 2023.
Person will present a session titled "Key Wage & Hour and Class Actions Updates in 2021," which will examine critical new court cases on class and collective actions and California Private Attorney General (PAGA) Act litigation. Additional topics include the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, other post-COVID wage and hour issues, and new statutes and regulations related to wage and hour and class action claims.
A member of the firm's Labor & Employment Practice, Hutner works closely with clients to defend against class actions and single-plaintiff cases involving claims of employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour laws, PAGA, unfair competition, enforcement of non-competes and other restrictive covenants, misappropriation of trade secrets, wrongful termination, and breach of contract.
Person focuses his practice on representing employers in wage and hour, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, trade secret misappropriation, non-competition, non-solicitation, and whistleblower claims. His practice includes litigation in federal and state courts as well as arbitrations.
About Greenberg Traurig's Labor & Employment Practice: Greenberg Traurig's Global Labor & Employment Practice serves clients from offices throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Members of the practice have had numerous trial wins and are frequently called upon to handle complex, bet-the-company, and large high-stake cases, including nationwide class and collective actions. On the labor side, a leading group of lawyers regularly represents management with labor-relations matters. Labor & Employment team members assist clients with complex employment issues, and design practical, proactive strategies that can be readily implemented by today's human resources professionals. In addition, the practice is recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the areas of Labor and Employment Litigation, Labor-Management Relations, ERISA Litigation, Workplace & Employment Counseling, and Trade Secrets Litigation. Visit Greenberg Traurig's Labor & Employment Blog for insights and analysis of the latest labor and employment developments, including legislation, regulations, cases, policies, and trends.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2500 attorneys in 43 locations in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm reported gross revenue of over $2 Billion for FY 2021 and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law 100, Am Law Global 100, and NLJ 250. On the debut 2022 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard, it is a Top 15 firm. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab and the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program certifies that the firm's U.S. offices are 100% powered by renewable energy. The firm is often recognized for its focus on philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com.
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