Erin Norris Bass

Employment Litigation and Counseling

• Claims of whistleblower retaliation under the Sarbanes–Oxley Act and age discrimination brought by a former high-level executive against a publicly-traded company.

• Race, sex, and national origin discrimination charges under Title VII.

• Discrimination and retaliation claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.

• A multi-state wage-hour class action in New York federal court challenging the employer’s tip credit and uniform allowance pay policies under the Fair Labor Standards Act and various state laws.

• A wage-hour class action in California federal court challenging the employer’s piece-rate pay system under the Fair Labor Standards Act and California law and alleging a joint employer relationship.

• Department of Labor wage-hour audits.

• Guiding employers through restructures, relocations, and mass layoffs.

• Claims of wrongful discharge in violation of Arizona’s Employment Protection Act.

Labor

• Consolidated unfair labor practice trial and appeal to the NLRB challenging an employer’s discipline of employees who conducted a demonstration on a retail sales floor.

• Unfair labor practice trial and appeal to the NLRB challenging an employer’s national handbook policies.

• Dozens of other unfair labor practice proceedings, including challenges to an employer’s decision to close a facility and allegations of nationwide retaliation.

• NLRB representation hearing and objections to election proceedings under the expedited election rules.

• Union organizing campaigns in retail stores, distribution centers, food processing plants, and among truck drivers.

• Grievance arbitrations alleging discharge without just cause.

Commercial Litigation

• Federal court case involving inter-governmental claims for preemption, fraud, misrepresentations, and breach of contract.

• Breach of contract and bad faith claims on behalf of a hospital against a medical provider.

• Defense jury verdict for an insurer against allegations of breach of contract and bad faith.

• Partial summary judgment for an insurer on bad faith claims.

• "Arizona's Paid Sick Time Law: Are You in Compliance?," Southwest Arizona Human Resources Association (SAHRA) and RevAZ Workshop, November 14, 2018

• "How to Draft an Employee Handbook According to the NLRB," 12th Annual ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference, November 9, 2018

• "Arizona's Paid Sick Time Law. Are you in Compliance?," Arizona Commerce Authority, RevAZ 2018 Workshop Series, September 13, 2018

• "I'm Still Hoping for the Raise...Denying a Wage Increase During Bargaining: A Look at Arc Bridges Inc. v. NLRB," ABA Committee on the Development of the Law Under the NLRA 2018 Midwinter Meeting, February 26, 2018

• "Defend Trade Secrets Act," MIP Trade Secrets Forum 2016, September 27, 2016

• Super Lawyers Southwest, "Rising Star," Employment and Labor (2018)

• Board Member, Maricopa County Bar Association, Employment Law Section
• Secretary, Arizona Law Review Alumni Association
• Law and Legislative Action Committee, Greater Phoenix Chapter of the Arizona Society for Human Resource Management
• Past Treasury and Finance Chair, Gabriel's Angels Board of Young Professionals
• National Financial Institutions Employment Lawyers Committee
• Contributing Editor, The Developing Labor Law