SAN FRANCISCO – Dec. 7, 2021 – Lindsay E. Hutner, shareholder and co-chair of global law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP’s Labor & Employment (L&E) Practice’s Employment Litigation & Trials Group, and Philip I. Person, shareholder and co-chair of the firm’s Restructuring & Employment Due Diligence Subgroup, will speak at the 2021 Wage & Hour Litigation and Management Conference hosted by Bridgeport Continuing Education Dec. 10. Hutner, who will also co-chair the event, will be presenting on new legislative updates applicable to California wage and hour law. Person will speak on a panel titled “Wage & Hour Issues Affecting Low Wage Workers.”
The annual conference will offer panel discussions on current topics such as the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA); wage and hour litigation relating to remote workers and teleworkers as well as low-wage workers; the California Supreme Court’s ruling on the courier service Dynamex and its implications for the gig economy; individual, franchise, and joint employer liability; exemptions; and more.
Hutner is a focused, practical, and dedicated litigator, whose clients trust her to not only vehemently defend their interests, but to offer pragmatic, no-nonsense advice, all with an eye toward their business needs. She works closely with clients in defending both class actions and single-plaintiff cases involving employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, 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. He is an experienced litigator, having defended employers against single-plaintiff and class action litigation in both federal and state courts. Person also represents employers in labor and employment arbitrations. Person offers insight and discusses the latest trends and developments in California L&E law as co-host of The Performance Review, a Greenberg Traurig podcast.
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 (GT) has approximately 2300 attorneys in 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 25 on the Am Law Global 100. The firm is net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage and Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certified Plus. Web: www.gtlaw.com