Kaitlyn A. Hansen

Kaitlyn A. Hansen advises and represents employers in a broad range of employment law issues and disputes before state and federal courts, arbitration panels, and administrative agencies. Katie represents employers in all aspects of claims arising under various employment and other statutes including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Equal Pay Act (EPA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Katie has handled claims involving:

• Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation
• Pay equity
• Failure to accommodate
• Administrative charges
• Claims for unemployment benefits
• Exemption classification issues
• Wage and hour issues

Katie also regularly counsels clients with regard to all aspects of the employee lifecycle, including hiring, performance management, improving employee experience, and ending employment relationships.

Katie is a member of Littler’s Wage and Hour Practice Group, as well as its Staffing, Independent Contractors and Contingent Workers Practice Group. She advises clients on employee classification issues, as well as on leveraging contingent workforce solutions. Katie conducts audits to assess and mitigate contingent workforce and employee classification risks, and she also regularly litigates misclassification cases.

Before joining Littler, Katie clerked for former Chief United States Magistrate Judge Diane K. Vescovo and United States District Judge Thomas L. Parker in the Western District of Tennessee. During law school, Katie was senior notes editor for The University of Memphis Law Review.