Gregory Abrams Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, OH, US

Global, US

• Manage defense of employers against complex, class and collective action claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour laws, discrimination laws, and the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
• Counsel employers on all manners of compliance including restrictive covenants, COVID-19 related issues, wage and hour matters, and other employment policies.
• Successfully litigate single and multi-plaintiff cases alleging breach of restrictive covenants, wage and hour violations, violations of fiduciary duties, wrongful termination, and invasion of privacy.
• Secured multiple client engagements despite competing with insurance panel counsel at significantly lower rates.
• Counsel companies on BIPA compliance; have managed 12 BIPA class actions; conducted multiple presentations and authored multiple articles on this topic; quoted in national media about BIPA.
• Conduct multiple presentations on wage and hour compliance, drug and alcohol testing, employee privacy, and pay equity.

Chicago, IL, US

Philadelphia, PA, US

• Experience in all aspects of litigation including taking and defending party depositions, managing electronic discovery, preparing dispositive motions and appellate briefs, overseeing expert reports and discovery.
• Second-chaired multi-plaintiff jury trial on Section 1981 race discrimination claims to full defense verdict.
• Counseled companies on a variety of employment issues including non-competition agreements, unfair competition issues, pre-employment testing, drug and alcohol testing, and ADA and FMLA compliance.
• Developed and conducted CLE-approved training program for employers on employment background check issues.
• Represented multiple companies before the EEOC in pattern and practice and individual charges.
• Led investigation for national restaurant chain accused by customers of racial profiling.

• Counseled clients on wage and hour laws, the FMLA, non-competition agreements, employee discipline and terminations, management-union relations, job interview procedures, and background checks.
• Presented to human resources department of major company regarding ADA compliance.
• Drafted summary judgment motions and motions to dismiss in cases involving the ADEA, the LMRA, ERISA, breach of contract, fraud, promissory estoppel, intentional interference and wrongful termination.
• Defended clients before the NLRB against multiple unfair labor practice charges, and before the Illinois Department of Human Rights against disability discrimination claims.
• Engaged in all aspects of discovery practice and case investigation, including defending and preparing witnesses for depositions, interviewing witnesses, and drafting and responding to written discovery.
• Drafted employee handbooks, separation agreements, job offer letters, and confidentiality agreements.

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Ba, Economics And Political Science