Chris is Board Certified in labor and employment law by the Florida Bar. Chris devotes himself to helping employers faced with the risks of Fair Labor Standards Act collective action and workplace class action litigation.
Employers face an increasing number of Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions and workplace class actions from the plaintiffs’ bar, in addition to continuing government-initiated enforcement actions. Chris focuses his practice on helping employers litigate these actions to a successful conclusion, and providing practical advice to employers to limit future litigation risks.
Chris’s more than 10 years of experience in large-scale, complex litigation provides him with the insight and tools needed to achieve favorable outcomes in litigation and limit future risks. He understands that employers facing litigation not only deal with immediate financial risks, but reputational risks as well.
Chris uses his experience and insight to help employers reach favorable outcomes in Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions and workplace class actions, as well as suits brought by individual employees against their employers.
Chris understands that to best defend a company, mitigate future risk, and reduce litigation expenses in potential future actions, he needs to have an intimate understanding of the company’s operations. In representing new clients, he devotes himself not only to learning about the company’s particular matter, but also the company itself.
- Kutzback v. Capstone Logistics, LLC, et al., No. 13-CV-2767 (W.D. Tenn.), collective action alleging off-the-clock work
- Gaffers v. Kelly Services, Inc., No. 16-CV-10128 (E.D. Mich.), collective action alleging off-the-clock work
- Watson v. Jimmy John’s, LLC, et al., No. 15-CV-768 (S.D. Ohio) & 15-CV-6010 (N.D. Ill.), collective action alleging workers were misclassified as exempt
- Thompson, et al. v. Capstone Logistics, LLC, et al., 15-CV-2464 (S.D. Tex.) individual action alleging off-the-clock work and miscalculation of overtime premiums
- Furlough v. Capstone Logistics, LLC, et al., No. 18-CV-2990 (N.D. Cal.), class and California Private Attorneys General Act action alleging violations of the California Labor Code
- EEOC v. M.G.H. Family Health Center, No. 15-CV-952 (W.D. Mich.), EEOC-initiated action alleging violation of the ADA