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Michael S. Kun

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Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

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www.ebglaw.com

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Professional Biography

Mr. Kun's practice includes:

Litigating more than six dozen class actions and collective actions in California, New York, Georgia and Maryland involving a variety of employment issues, including discrimination and wage-hour claims, and successfully defeating motions for class certification on such claims. The sizes of the putative classes have ranged from 75 to approximately 15,000 employees.
Litigating a wide variety of employment-related claims, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, misclassification, overtime, meal and rest breaks, restrictive covenants, whistleblower, and defamation cases. Mr. Kun has taken more than a dozen of these cases to trial.
Providing counseling and management training on employment issues.
Drafting and review of employment agreements and restrictive covenants.

More Legal and Business Bylines From Michael S. Kun

Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … DOL Confirms Managers Are Blocked from Tip Pool Even When Working in Non-Supervisory Capacity - (Posted On Thursday, January 30, 2025)
Employers in California: Don’t Forget That “Joint Employers” Are Not Vicariously Liable for Each Other’s Conduct - (Posted On Monday, January 06, 2025)
California Court of Appeal Holds That Every PAGA Action Necessarily Includes an Individual PAGA Claim – and Plaintiffs With Arbitration Agreements Must Arbitrate Their Individual Claims First - (Posted On Friday, January 03, 2025)
Voters Decide on State Minimum Wages and Other Workplace Issues - (Posted On Friday, November 15, 2024)
Do the PAGA Amendments Create a Trap for California Employers? Yes. Are They Likely to Reduce the Number of PAGA Actions? No. - (Posted On Thursday, July 25, 2024)
DOL Offering Webinars on Final Overtime Rule - (Posted On Monday, May 20, 2024)
The Enforceability of Employees’ Electronic Signatures Is the Next Battleground for Arbitration Agreements With Class Action Waivers - (Posted On Wednesday, January 31, 2024)
California Supreme Court’s Estrada Decision Leaves Employers With A Wide Array Of Tools To Attack PAGA Actions – Including Seeking To Strike Claims “Without Prejudice” - (Posted On Tuesday, January 23, 2024)
A Jeff Foxworthy-Based Test for Independent Contractor Classification - (Posted On Wednesday, September 20, 2023)
Should Employers Implement Arbitration Agreements with Class and Collective Action Waivers? The Pros and the Cons - (Posted On Tuesday, August 15, 2023)

Employment

DOL, Salary Issues

Michael S. Kun is a employment & labor litigator at Epstein Becker Green, focusing on California employment law. He was recognized as a National Law Review Go-To thought leader for his work analyzing Employment Law matters, employment class action litigation, complying with Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Overtime and changing Department of Labor (DOL) wage-hour and salary threshold regulations, as well as changes in arbitration rules. National Law Review readers count themselves well-informed and up to the minute from Kun's expertise.