The Restaurant Industry: Labor & Employment Litigation Du Jour

This session, provided by Allison L. Feldstein of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, will provide an overview of recent labor and employment litigation in the restaurant industry, focusing on hot-button topics such as discrimination and harassment, NLRB decisions, and wage and hour issues. We will discuss recent trends, court decisions, and settlements, including the crucial lessons restaurants should learn from them.

Learning Objectives:

1. Gain an overview of recent litigation in the restaurant industry, with a focus on labor & employment matters such as discrimination, harassment, NLRB, and wage & hour issues
2. Analyze recent trends in this jurisprudence, looking at court decisions and recent settlements
3. Explore lessons learned from these cases, and what restaurants can do to maintain compliance with federal and state regulations