Abby Warren is a member of the firm's Labor, Employment, Benefits + Immigration Group, where she represents employers in labor and employment matters. She focuses her practice on counseling private sector employers, including multinational corporations, health care organizations, educational institutions, and manufacturers, in all areas of employment law. Abby also defends employers in federal and state court and before administrative agencies. In addition to counseling and litigation, she provides workplace training for clients and conducts workplace investigations.
Employment Counseling, Compliance, and Training
Abby counsels employers and human resource professionals in all areas of employment law, including discharge and discrimination issues, workplace investigations, affirmative action compliance, employee discipline, wage and hour issues, disability and reasonable accommodation, family and medical leave, unemployment, employment and independent contractor agreements, severance and separation agreements, individual terminations and reductions in force, and workplace health and safety issues. She also negotiates and drafts employment and separation agreements on behalf of clients, in addition to reviewing and revising employee handbooks and personnel policies. She also conducts training sessions on a myriad of employment issues, including topics such as sexual harassment, workplace civility, and avoiding discrimination claims.
Employment Litigation and Administrative Advocacy
Abby regularly defends employers in discrimination, leave, harassment, and a wide range of labor and employment matters. She represents clients in matters from inception to trial and through appeal in federal and state courts.
She represents clients in administrative agency matters before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Office of Federal Contract and Compliance Programs, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Abbyrepresents clients at private and public arbitration hearings and in alternative dispute resolution and mediation sessions with federal, state, and private mediators.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Abby M. Warren
- Key Preparation for 2023: A Roundup of Critical New York State Labor and Employment Legislation from 2022 - (Posted On Friday, January 13, 2023)
- 2023 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers - (Posted On Monday, January 09, 2023)
- Update: OFCCP Plans to Disclose EEO-1 Data for Non-Objecting Contractors Starting January 2023 - (Posted On Tuesday, December 13, 2022)
- Let the Gifts Be the Only Surprise at the Company Holiday Party - (Posted On Tuesday, November 15, 2022)
- 2022 Labor and Employment Tri-State Legislative Update: CT, MA, and RI - (Posted On Tuesday, November 01, 2022)
- Pay Transparency Laws Continue to Gain Steam - (Posted On Wednesday, October 19, 2022)
- Deadline Fast-Approaching for Specific Contractors to Object to Type 2 EEO-1 Report Disclosure - (Posted On Wednesday, October 12, 2022)
- OFCCP Issues Summer Guidance on Affirmative Action Certification Requirement for Federal Contractors - (Posted On Monday, September 12, 2022)
- The EEOC Releases New COVID-19 Guidance – What Employers Should Know - (Posted On Thursday, August 04, 2022)
- Is Your Business Prepared for the Legal Risks of the Company Picnic? - (Posted On Thursday, June 30, 2022)