Employment Regulation and the New Trump Administration: Insights and Projected Policy Shifts, Client Advisory Strategies

Mr. McKinley advises corporate clients and individuals in all aspects of complex employment litigation. His practice focuses primarily on the defense of class and collective actions, particularly disputes pertaining to alleged wage-and-hour violations and discriminatory practices. A number of these class and collective actions concern issues that arise out of gig economy work and alleged joint employment relationships. Mr. McKinley also conducts audits of company’s classifications of employees under the FLSA, and provides other employment-related advice, including with respect to non-competes, contracts, and policies. 

Ms. See’s practice focuses on AI risk management, governance, and regulatory compliance. With a career spanning the intersection of law, technology, and policy, she offers clients unparalleled insights into navigating complex AI issues in the workplace and beyond. Ms. See joined the firm after over 12 years in the federal government, where she led enforcement, policy, and digital transformation initiatives. She formerly served as an EEOC commissioner’s senior counsel for AI and Algorithmic Bias, leading initiatives emphasizing the applicability of employment discrimination laws to the use of artificial intelligence, and working to educate lawyers and HR professionals regarding the applicability of civil rights laws to AI and other technologies. Ms. See previously served as the EEOC's acting executive officer, a special assistant to the EEOC chair, and as the EEOC's assistant general counsel for Technology and also served as the branch chief of E-Litigation at the NLRB, where, in addition to representing the agency in its response to complex Congressional oversight requests, she was the lead architect behind the NLRB general counsel’s nationwide subpoena-enforcement program in high-profile joint-employer litigation and other complex matters.