NEW YORK – Sept. 21, 2020 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholder Tiffany S. Fordyce spoke at the National Employment Law Council’s (NELC) Annual Conference, Sept. 9 and 10.
Fordyce is co-chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice’s Workforce Compliance & Regulatory Enforcement group and co-chair of the Chicago office’s Labor & Employment Practice. She spoke on the panel, “Wearable Technology in the Workplace: The Double-Edged Sword,” which provided an in-depth look at the legal considerations involved in permitting or requiring wearable technology for use at work, with an emphasis on possible liabilities and benefits of using wearable technologies during the present pandemic.
According to its website, NELC is an organization whose membership is made up of the leading labor and employment defense attorneys in the United States, with a focus on promoting communication, professional advancement, education and networking, mentoring, and relationship building within the field. Their annual conference, which was created to foster in-depth exploration of relevant issues, is considered by many members to be their “go-to” conference for staying abreast of cutting-edge developments in labor and employment law.
Fordyce concentrates her practice on labor and employment counselling and litigation matters. Her litigation practice includes discrimination and retaliation claims, wage and hour, whistleblower, BIPA claims, and restrictive covenants. She represents employers in single plaintiff as well as class and collective actions in federal, state, and administrative courts, as well as before administrative agencies.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Labor & Employment Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Global Labor & Employment Practice serves clients from offices throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Members of the practice have had numerous trial wins and are frequently called upon to handle complex, bet-the-company, and large high-stake cases, including nationwide class and collective actions. On the labor side, a leading group of lawyers regularly represents management with labor-relations matters. Labor & Employment team members assist clients with complex employment issues, and design practical, proactive strategies that can be readily implemented by today’s human resources professionals. In addition, the practice is recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the areas of Labor and Employment Litigation, Labor-Management Relations, ERISA Litigation, Workplace & Employment Counseling, and Trade Secrets Litigation. Visit Greenberg Traurig’s Labor & Employment Blog for insights and analysis of the latest labor and employment developments, including legislation, regulations, cases, policies, and trends.
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