Liz Roussel served as a moderator for a PLUS Management and Professional Liability Webinar, "Evolving Wage and Hour Exposures," Wednesday, October 17. The panel discussed wage and hour exposures under state and federal law as well as the nature of claims, coverage and how it has evolved over time.
Specific topics covered include:
- Exposures and the factors impacting frequency and severity
- Coverages being offered and how this has evolved over time
- Current claims trends
- The impact of recent U.S. and State Supreme Court rulings
- The unique challenges related to
settlement of these claims
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Recognized by Best Lawyers® on multiple occasions, Roussel focuses her practice on advising employers and managers of businesses and defending their interests in litigation. Over the years, she has represented a wide variety of clients including energy and oil and gas companies, healthcare organizations, financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, retailers, public entities, nonprofits, state agencies, private universities, charter schools, start-ups and technology companies.
Roussel regularly defends clients in jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations. Her litigation experience includes representing employers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment and retaliation suits; defending directors and officers in mismanagement, consumer protection, fraud, breach of contract and unfair trade practice suits; and counseling companies in commercial disputes, enforcement of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements and derivative suits. She also advises employers on compliance with federal and state law and directors and officers of private and non-profit companies on corporate governance matters.
Clients say they appreciate her dedication, work ethic and experience as an accomplished oral advocate, skilled negotiator and talented legal writer. Each of these qualities enables her to be an effective communicator with her clients, litigation adversaries, judges and juries.