Kate is the Co-Chair of the Class and Collective Action practice and the Deputy Co-Chair of the Labor and Employment group. Kate regularly handles class and collective actions in state and federal courts on a wide variety of wage claims, including minimum wage, overtime, misclassification, spread of hours pay, call-in pay, weekly pay for manual workers, wage statements, wage notices, meal breaks, off-the-clock time, uniform maintenance pay, tip credit, wait time, deductions, banquet service charges.
Prior to joining Bond, Kate worked at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York City.
Kate is the Co-Chair of the Class and Collective Action practice and the Deputy Co-Chair of the Labor and Employment group. Kate regularly handles class and collective actions in state and federal courts on a wide variety of wage claims, including minimum wage, overtime, misclassification, spread of hours pay, call-in pay, weekly pay for manual workers, wage statements, wage notices, meal breaks, off-the-clock time, uniform maintenance pay, tip credit, wait time, deductions, banquet service charges.
Prior to joining Bond, Kate worked at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York City.
Kate’s recent court cases include the following:
- Obtained the dismissal of overtime and minimum wage claims for retail employer in federal court
- Successfully settled a putative class action on an individual basis involving claims for overtime, minimum wage, spread-of-hours pay, and wage statement penalties pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York Labor Law for a service company in federal court
- Successfully settled a class action involving tip credit and banquet service charge claims for a hospitality employer in state court
- Obtained significant limitations to a conditionally certified collective action for overtime claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act for a marketing company in federal court
- Successfully settled a collective action for overtime claims (including meal breaks) under the Fair Labor Standards Act for a school district in federal court
- Successfully settled a class action for meal break and overtime claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York Labor Law for a health care employer in federal court
- Obtained the denial of class certification of claims under the New York Labor Law (including the Wage Theft Prevention Act) and the Wage Parity Act for a health care employer in federal court
- Successfully settled a putative class action on an individual basis involving overtime claims under the New York Labor Law for a retail company in state court
- Successfully settled a class action involving claims for banquet service charges and uniform maintenance pay under the New York Labor Law for a hospitality employer in state court
- Obtained the dismissal of claims for uniform maintenance pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act for a school district in federal court
- Successfully settled a putative class action on an individual basis involving claims for banquet service charges, tip credits, pay notice penalties, and wage statement penalties pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York Labor Law for a hospitality employer in federal court
- Obtained the dismissal of Wage Theft Prevention Act claims for a hospitality employer in federal court
- Successfully settled a class action for claims involving banquet service charges under the New York Labor Law for a hospitality employer in state court
- Successfully settled a putative class action on an individual basis involving claims for minimum wage, overtime, spread-of-hours pay, gratuities, pay notice penalties, wage statement penalties, and uniform maintenance pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York Labor Law for a hospitality employer in state court
- Obtained the partial dismissal of spread-of-hours claims for a health care employer in state court
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