Wendy Butler

Labor & Employment

Wendy Butler has more than 25 years of experience defending employment-related litigation and advising employers on legal compliance. Her litigation experience includes the defense of class and individual claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Title VII, Section 1981, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), American with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and numerous state laws. She counsels clients on a variety of employment issues, including human resources policies, pay equity audits, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives, litigation avoidance, employment agreements, restrictive covenants, reductions in force, wage/hour audits and compliance, internal investigations, and issues that arise in connection with corporate transactions.

Wendy has written and spoken on a variety of topics, including DEI, the use of artificial intelligence in employment decisions, pay equity, wage and hour laws, sexual harassment claims and prevention practices, whistleblower and discrimination litigation, and the defense and settlement of class actions. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association Labor & Employment Section, where she has served on the Wage and Hour Committee.