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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.

Faglige Foreninger

Member

State Council

Arizona Society for Human Resources Management (AZ SHRM)

Former President

Nevada Chapter

Federal Bar Association

Former Board Chair

Maricopa County Workforce Connections

Genkendelse

Named, The Best Lawyers in America®

2014-2025

Named, The Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona

Arizona Business Magazine

2025

Named, Super Lawyer

Southwest

Super Lawyers

2007-2008, 2015-2018

Named, Arizona Business Leaders

Arizona Business Magazine

2019

News, Analysis & Press

Questions Remain on ‘Families First Coronavirus Response Act’

Staffing Industry Analysts

March 24, 2020

Raiding Talent

Staffing Industry Review

March 25, 2019

Publikationer

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

Speaking Engagements

Understanding the New DOL IC and Gig Economy Guidance

October 18, 2022

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

Littler Executive Employer Conference

May 6, 2022

Leveraging Contingent Workers During COVID and Beyond

February 23, 2022

COVID-19’s Litigation Aftermath: Preparing for the Coming Wave of Legal Claims

Phoenix, AZ

June 30, 2021

A ComplianceHR MasterClass: The Workplace Redefined: Navigating Independent Contractor Compliance under the Shifting Legal Landscape

June 26, 2018

C-Suite Sex Harassment: Beyond the Law

Arizona SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference, Phoenix, AZ

January 26, 2018

Employment Law Update

2017 Littler Arizona Employer Conference

October 17, 2017

Healthcare Industry Roundtable

The 2017 Executive Employer® Conference

May 10, 2017

Uddannelse

  • J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, 1993
  • B.A., University of Washington, 1990

Møderet

Arizona

Ret

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of California