Neil M. Alexander

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Neil M. Alexander is a shareholder at Littler Mendelson in the Phoenix office. Neil previously served on the firm’s Board of Directors and was co-chair of the Staffing, Independent Contractors and Contingent Workers Practice Group. He is a trial attorney who regularly defends companies against claims involving:

  • Wrongful termination
  • Unfair competition and trade secret violations
  • Noncompetition agreements
  • Whistleblower and retaliation
  • Harassment and discrimination
  • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
  • The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act
  • The Family and Medical Leave Act

Neil regularly appears in state and federal courts in Arizona and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the Arizona Civil Rights Division and the Nevada Equal Rights Commission. His clients include:

  • National e-commerce retailers
  • Global staffing firms
  • Transportation and logistics companies
  • Light manufacturing companies
  • Clean energy and energy storage companies
  • Call centers
  • Professional employer organizations

Neil's practice includes counseling clients on employment risk management for employee workforce or individual employee decisions, workforce design and maximizing contingent worker options while ensuring compliance, contingent workforce co-employment exposures, compliance with the ADA and the FMLA, and other legal issues.

Neil also regularly contributes to articles in newspapers and magazines and authors publications for national trade association newsletters. He has been interviewed on national radio and is frequently quoted in national and regional publications.

He is a frequent keynote speaker for national and state trade associations, client internal events and client appreciation events regarding employment law updates, contingent workforce issues, and employment law compliance related topics.

Credentials & Recognition

Speaking Engagements

Surviving the COVID-19 Aftermath: Business Restructuring Options to Overcome the Challenges Businesses Are Facing

  • May 6, 2022
  • Littler Executive Employer Conference

C-Suite Sex Harassment: Beyond the Law

  • January 26, 2018
  • Arizona SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference, Phoenix, AZ

Employment Law Update

  • October 17, 2017
  • 2017 Littler Arizona Employer Conference

Healthcare Industry Roundtable

  • May 10, 2017

Creative Approaches to ADA/FMLA Issues

  • October 25, 2016
  • Littler Arizona Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

Food and Beverage Industry Roundtable

  • May 6, 2016
  • The 2016 Executive Employer® Conference, Scottsdale, AZ

Additional Thought Leadership

The Government Blacklisting Rules

  • May 2016
  • PEO Insider

'Tis the Season for ACA; Employers should plan now for temporary hiring

  • October 14, 2013
  • National Law Journal

Legal Landmines of Employee Separations

  • Winter 2003
  • The Corporate Counselor Maricopa County Bar Association

Patriotism and Religious Discrimination in the Workplace

  • September 2002
  • MPHRA Newsletter

Negligent Hiring

  • November/December 1997
  • HR Advisor, Legal & Practical Guidance

Negligent Hiring, Training, Supervision, and Retention in Nevada

  • April 1997
  • Nevada Lawyer

The Five Biggest Mistakes Employers Make

  • June 1996
  • Nevada Lawyer

Trade Secrets

  • Spring 1993
  • California Labor and Employment Law Quarterly

Books & Book Chapters

  • Littler on Classifying Workers: Employees v. Independent Contractors, Joint Employees & Other Contingent Workforce Issues
  • The Littler National Employer Library

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