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Our Labor & Employment Practice is one of the largest and most experienced practices among the country’s multi-disciplined law firms. Our attorneys represent global employers of all types and sizes—ranging from the Fortune 100 to privately held startups—often serving as national, regional, or preferred counsel to many of these major employers.
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Class Actions & Group Litigation
Winston has developed a consistent record of success handling class action cases in state and federal courts. The practice is anchored by seasoned class action lawyers, many of whom have been recognized by Chambers USA and other ranking organizations as being top practitioners in their field. Our clients rely on us to steer them through class action matters by drawing on the firm’s significant experience in resolving complex litigation using creative and aggressive arguments, across a broad range of class, collective, coordinated, and mass actions, as well multidistrict litigation. We also have succeeded at trial in several class actions—a rare occurrence.
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|April 13, 2021
Secured Settlement in California Wage & Hour Class Action
Winston represented a luxury goods retailer in a wage and hour class action. A former employee asserted a class action involving claims for failure to pay overtime, to provide meal and rest breaks, and other related alleged violations of the California Labor Code. Winston used sophisticated data analysis to push the case to early mediation. We settled the matter for less than 10% of the exposure in the case.
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|January 31, 2020
Early Mediation Leads to Quick Settlement in Wage & Hour Class Action
Winston represented a luxury goods retailer in a wage and hour class action. A former employee asserted a class action involving claims for failure to pay for alleged off-the-clock work. Winston used favorable evidence and sophisticated data analysis to push the case to early mediation. We settled the matter for less than 3% of the exposure in the case.
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|April 30, 2016
Settled Discrimination Case for Luxury Brand
Winston represented a luxury retailer in a matter, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, wherein plaintiff alleged race and national origin discrimination under Title VII, age discrimination under ADEA, as well as claims under the Florida Civil Rights Act. In fact, plaintiff was terminated after she used her position as store manager to coerce subordinate employees to give her substantial monetary loans and to make purchases for her with their credit cards. Plaintiff sought compensatory and punitive damages, plus lost wages (past, present, and future), liquidated damages, attorney’s fees, taxable court costs, pre-judgment and post-judgment interest. The court granted our client’s Motion to Dismiss plaintiff’s claims for hostile work environment. Shortly after, the parties settled on favorable terms.
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Recognitions
|September 24, 2025
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Winston Featured on the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers List
Winston & Strawn lawyers have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers list. Now in its 19th edition, this guide recognizes the nation’s top advisors across the full spectrum of employment and labor law — from employee benefits and executive compensation to traditional labor matters, immigration, and a wide range of litigation and arbitration, including wage and hour class actions, discrimination, trade secrets, and non-compete disputes.
Direct Sellers Update: Regulation, Law & Policy
|September 23, 2025
|2 Min Read
Direct Seller Defeats Class Certification in Misclassification Case
As we’ve written previously, direct selling companies are facing a wave of lawsuits, primarily in California, claiming that distributors do not qualify as independent contractors and instead are misclassified employees. Just recently, however, a California court refused to certify a class on these claims—an important outcome for all direct sellers.
Direct Sellers Update: Regulation, Law & Policy
|September 16, 2025
|6 Min Read
The FTC Trades Blanket Non-Compete Bans for Case-by-Case Enforcement
Direct Sellers, time to let out a sigh of relief. On September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission officially dropped its appeal of a federal court’s decision striking down the FTC’s rule banning non-competes.
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Opened in 2003, Winston & Strawn’s San Francisco office is located in the financial district, just down the road from the Bay Area’s technology epicenter. Our team—now 25+ lawyers strong—keeps a finger on the pulse of the rapidly evolving financial services and technology sectors, and offers support across a wide spectrum of services, including antitrust/competition, commercial litigation and disputes, government investigations and compliance, intellectual property, labor and employment, mergers and acquisitions, and product liability. The San Francisco team works seamlessly with lawyers and departments across the firm’s global network to ensure the highest quality service to our clients. With a culture that represents the Bay Area’s innovative spirit, our lawyers are regularly honored with high-profile awards and frequently recognized by publications, such as Chambers USA, The American Lawyer, the Daily Journal, and The Recorder.
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Since 1995, Winston & Strawn’s Paris office has provided a wide range of transactional and litigation legal services to its clients. Our Paris attorneys are multilingual and multicultural. Many of them have gained professional experience abroad and are well-versed in managing the cultural and legal nuances often present in legal matters involving multiple jurisdictions. They are recognized by The Legal 500 EMEA, Leaders League, Best Lawyers® in France, and Palmares du Droit.