Alan M. Bayless Feldman

Of Counsel

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• Phoenix Office

Alan M. Bayless Feldman is of counsel in the Phoenix office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP.  His practice focuses on employment law and labor relations, as well as counseling and representing clients in litigation matters.  His general commercial litigation experience includes various matters involving contract disputes, business torts, and legal malpractice.

Employment Litigation and Counseling
Mr. Bayless Feldman defends employers against claims of harassment, and discrimination based on disability, gender, age, race, national origin, and religion.  He also represents companies in cases involving allegations of unequal pay, overtime and wage law violations, defamation, and wrongful termination.  He assists companies with workforce reduction planning and counsels management on trade secret protection, non-compete contracts, employee discipline, and human resource policies.  Mr. Bayless Feldman practices before all pertinent agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Civil Rights Division of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, the Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Division, and the Utah Labor Commission Antidiscrimination & Labor Division.

Mr. Bayless Feldman’s trial experience includes successfully defending a major Arizona employer in a dispute over workers’ compensation premiums based on whether the individuals at issue were employees or independent contractors.  After bench trial, the Court ruled in favor of the employer, rejecting the opposing party’s claim of more than $4.5 million.  He has also obtained summary judgment for another major Arizona employer involving claims under the Americans With Disabilities Act, which has been upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Labor Relations
Mr. Bayless Feldman represents employers in union-avoidance efforts, union elections, collective bargaining, unfair labor practice proceedings, and other matters before the National Labor Relations Board.

Speaking Engagements

• Fifth Annual Labor Relations Conference, April 11, 2008, (A Steptoe-Sponsored Event)
• NBI Advanced Employment Law: Working Through Common Problems - Beyond the Basics, October 2006, Balancing Employee Rights vs. Employer's Right to Know
• Employment Law From A to Z (Western Newspapers, Inc. Management Seminars, September 2005
• Preventing Mistakes in Designating FMLA Leave and Providing the Employee with Written Notification, Council on Education in Management, March 2005
• Update on Recent FMLA and State Leave Law Developments, Council on Education in Management, March 2005
• Employment Law Problems Seminar: Battling the 3-Headed Monster - Solving the Trickiest Overlapping Leave Law Issues, Council on Education in Management, July 2002

Publications

• Employment Relations Today, Autumn 2006
  Federal Regulations Update
• Employment Relations Today, Spring 2007
  Federal Regulations Update