Join attorneys John Lewis and Amy Traub as they address the Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis opinion, including an analysis of the decision and potential future impact. In this program, they will address subsequent lower court opinions and their impact on enforcement of class and collective action waivers, including Gaffers v. Kelly Services and McGrew v. VCG Holding Corp. The presenters will also discuss federal law that may limit Epic Systems Corp., including the Franken Amendment.
Other topics include pushback from the states, legislation stemming from the #MeToo movement, the pros and cons of arbitration, and pending issues before the Supreme Court.
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John Lewis concentrates his practice on the resolution of complex employment, labor and regulatory disputes, including the defense and oversight of class action litigation. The majority of John’s time is devoted to litigation, appellate practice and alternative dispute resolution procedures involving federal and state anti-discrimination, wage and hour and fair housing laws, the Railway Labor Act, the Civil Rights Acts, the Federal Reserve Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and wrongful discharge, individual employment contract, trade secret, non-competition and work-related tort claims. He has participated in more than 80 cases before federal and state appellate courts. John has also defended insurance companies and retailers against claims that their policies and practices discriminate against minority customers or have an unlawful disparate impact on them.
Highly regarded in his field, John is an elected member of The American Law Institute and a Fellow of the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers. He is listed in Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America®, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in American Law, and was named one of the "Nation’s Most Powerful Attorneys – Top 100" by Human Resource Executive Magazine. John regularly contributes to BakerHostetler's Employment Class Action blog and is a frequent speaker and author on employment and anti-discrimination law topics. He is also the author of the Employment Practice Self-Assessment Guide, Fourth Edition, published by Aegis Insurance Services, Inc.
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Amy Traub is an experienced employment litigator and adviser, focusing her practice on the management side of employment law matters for clients in all industries.
She advises chief executives, human resources, and legal departments on all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including federal and state wage and hour concerns; discrimination; harassment; retaliation; leaves of absence; religious and disability accommodations; background check processes and forms; and compliance with employment laws. She also serves as designated outside employment law counsel for a number of clients with respect to federal, state, and city agency complaints, and federal and state lawsuits involving all manner of employment disputes.
Amy is the current Employment Group Coordinator for the New York office and Co-leader of the national Wage and Hour team and is the incoming Group Chair for BakerHostetler’s national Employment & Labor practice group. She is also the editor of BakerHostetler’s Employment Law Spotlight Blog, which is designed with an eye to help employers avoid litigation.
Amy is ranked in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leader in the field of Labor and Employment, where she has been described as being "very good at seeing all sides of things and discussing the risks in a way that is very easy for someone who's not a lawyer to understand" (Chambers USA 2015). Amy was also named a BTI Client Service All-Star in 2016. Only 312 attorneys across the country received this distinction.
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