Labor & Employment
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
Band 4
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Provided by Akin
To learn more about Akin’s Labor & Employment capabilities, please visit the Labor and Employment page under the experience section at www.akingump.com.
Chambers Review
Akin handles a variety of contentious labor and employment matters, including wage and hour class actions, discrimination claims and contractual litigation. The firm advises prominent clients in the sports, food and beverage and retail industries, among others.
Washington, DC-based Robert Lian is a key contact.
Work Highlights
- Akin represented Walmart in three putative wage and hour class actions alleging the company failed to pay retail employees for time spent undergoing COVID-19 screening in violation of the FLSA and state wage laws or under a theory of unjust enrichment.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Each Akin attorney responds quickly to the needs of our company."
"The firm is very commercial and aware of the cutting edge trends and most recent regulatory developments."
"Akin inspire confidence with their advice."
"Each Akin attorney responds quickly to the needs of our company."
"The firm is very commercial and aware of the cutting edge trends and most recent regulatory developments."
"Akin inspire confidence with their advice."