• Defended companies in a broad range of employment-related matters (single plaintiff as well as class and collective actions) in federal and state courts and administrative venues in nearly every state in the country (Will is still looking for his first Hawaii matter, though!)

Home Health, Home Care and Hospice

• Successfully secured the first Washington, D.C. Home Support Agency license for a home care agency
• Successfully resolved a scope of practice issue involving the operations of a home care agency with assistance from the responsible administrative agency
• Defended purported collective actions challenging live-in care arrangements in Georgia and Illinois
• Successfully secured two Opinion Letters from the U.S. Department of Labor (one on delivery driver mileage reimbursement rates and the other on live-in pay practices)

Employment Advice & Investigations

• Assisted multiple franchise businesses to alter practices to prevent claims of joint employment
• Assisted Family Office sponsored home care company to acquire $20+ MM companies in New York (LHCSA) and Connecticut (Homemaker Companion Agency)
• Assisted in employment-related diligence review for a target home health and hospice company that had a multi-state footprint (mostly western states, including California) that resulted in the recommendation not to proceed due to potential material wage and hour exposure
• Assisted in the creation of coalitions to prevent unfavorable legislation from being enacted in multiple states

Workplace Health & Safety

• Principal drafter of the Recommended Operational Protocols (a collaborative document initially issued in April 2020 meant to assist home-based agencies to respond to the new COVID-19 pandemic)
• Counseled private school response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how to resume in-person learning while maintaining employee and student safety