Andrea M. Kirshenbaum

Andrea M. Kirshenbaum’s practice focuses on providing counsel on compliance with wage and hour laws and defending employers in federal and state courts against litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state laws relating to wages, pay practices and worker classifications. She regularly represents employers in complex class and collective actions involving a variety of employment-related disputes. Andrea has experience working with clients in a range of industries, including construction, commercial real estate, energy, financial services, health care and pharmaceuticals, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, and technology.

In addition to wage and hour matters, Andrea counsels and represents employers in a wide range of matters that arise in the employer-employee relationship involving discrimination and harassment claims, including religious discrimination cases related to COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations, leave and disability accommodation, and trade secrets and restrictive covenants. Andrea also represents employers in complex class and collective actions, government investigations, and audits of employment policies and practices, and labor relations matters.

A prolific author and speaker, Andrea regularly writes and presents on legal and regulatory developments impacting the workplace. She serves as the wage and hour columnist for The Legal Intelligencer. In 2022, she was appointed to the Civil Rules Advisory Committee of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Prior to joining Littler, Andrea was a shareholder with a Philadelphia law firm, where she was chair of the Employment and Labor Practice Group.

She previously served as a clerk to the Hon. Harvey Bartle III, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the Hon. Morton I. Greenberg, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.