Greenberg Traurig Attorneys to Speak at ABA’s Labor and Employment Law Conference

NEW YORK - Nov. 7, 2024 - Three attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP will participate in panels at the American Bar Association's (ABA) 18th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, which will be held from Nov. 13-16 in New York City. The conference is the ABA Labor and Employment Law Section's signature event.

Martine Tariot Wells, shareholder in Greenberg Traurig's Denver office, will moderate a panel, "Litigating Wage and Hour Collective Actions, Part 1: Intake Through Discovery," from 8-9:15 a.m. Nov. 14. The panel will work through a wage and hour collective action simulation from initial client intake through discovery, including initial client intake and filing of the complaint, answering the complaint, and discovery. The program also will discuss strategic considerations, techniques, dealing with the press, and client and stakeholder management.

Kelly Dobbs Bunting, shareholder in the Philadelphia office, will speak on a panel, "Limitations on Employee Speech in the Workplace: A Cross-Border Review," from 2:30-3:45 p.m. Nov. 14. Panelists will discuss political and social expression at work and considerations for global and local policy approaches for regulating workplace speech.

Tiffany S. Fordyce, shareholder in the Chicago office, will moderate a panel, "Is National Origin Discrimination on the Rise?" from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Nov. 16. The panel will discuss an increased potential for unlawful national origin discrimination, harassment, or retaliation and ways in which employers and employees can anticipate and prevent associated consequences of unlawful behavior.

Wells represents employers in all workforce-related matters. While her goal is to help employers avoid disputes, when necessary, she defends employers in all varieties of employment litigation, including class, collective action, and individual lawsuits involving current and former employees. While her practice is focused on wage and hour claims, she also represents employers in discrimination, wrongful termination, and non-compete/non-solicit litigation.

Bunting, co-chair of the firm's Labor & Employment Practice's Workplace Compliance & Counseling Group, litigates federal and state class and collective actions alleging wage and hour violations, misclassification, overtime, minimum wage, and off-the-clock work. Bunting also defends employers around the country in single-plaintiff litigation involving gender, age, disability, race, national origin, religious, and pregnancy discrimination; harassment and retaliation; whistleblower claims; theft of trade secrets; breach of duty; breach of employment agreements; and restrictive covenants.

Fordyce concentrates her practice on commercial litigation, with an emphasis on labor and employment. She is chair of the Chicago Labor & Employment Practice and co-chair of the firm's Labor & Employment Practice's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Group. Her employment litigation practice includes all types of discrimination and retaliation claims, wage and hour claims, trade secret misappropriation claims, whistleblower claims, restrictive covenants, Fair Credit Reporting Act claims, Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act claims and WARN Act claims. She defends single plaintiff, class action and collective action employment cases. Fordyce represents employers in federal, state and administrative courts, as well as before administrative agencies.

Greenberg Traurig is a bronze-level sponsor of the conference.

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'sLabor & 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 2750 attorneys in 48 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI "Highly Recommended Law Firm" for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.