Lee Schreter

Practice Areas

Arbitration; Class Action; Legislative and Regulatory Practice; Litigation and Trials; Wage and Hour

Career

Lee is a former chairperson and former member of Littler's Board of Directors. She focuses on representing employers in complex employment litigation and arbitration, including multi-plaintiff, class, and collective actions, as well as helping employers to develop forward-thinking compliance measures that reduce wage and hour disputes and other employment-related issues. Schreter also represents and counsels management clients in connection with all other types of labor and employment matters arising under federal and state laws such as The Fair Labor Standards Act; The Equal Pay Act; The Service Contract Act; and State law wage and hour requirements.

She regularly appears before federal and state courts, the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division, and agencies charged with enforcing state law wage and hour requirements in various wage-related and equal employment disputes and appeals. Additionally, Schreter is a frequent speaker before industry and trade associations, business organizations, and human resource groups concerning employment-related disputes and wage and hour issues.

Also, she is a member of Littler's Diversity Council and previously served as chair of the firm's Nominating Committee and co-chair of the LGBTQ+ Affinity Group.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Schreter worked in human resources, where she gained extensive experience in wage and hour issues, employee relations, salary and benefit administration and general employment matters.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association - Committee on Fair Labor Standards; American Bar Association - Litigation, Labor and Employment and Individual Rights sections; Atlanta Bar Association; Litigation of Counsel of America - Charter Fellow

Publications

Fair Labor Standards Act, American Bar Association

Education