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New York Employment Law Lawyer
Overview
MOLLY A. BROOKS is a partner at Outten & Golden LLP in New York. She represents employees in class action wage and hour and discrimination cases. She has extensive experience litigating in federal and state courts as well as before arbitration panels.
Ms. Brooks is the Employee Chair and Editor of the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Newsletter. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Committee and is an active member of the National Employment Lawyers Association. Ms. Brooks speaks regularly on wage and hour topics.
Ms. Brooks received her B.A. from Grinnell College and her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law.
About Molly A. Brooks Esq.
Practice Areas
- Employment Law
- Wage and Hour Class Actions
- Individual Discrimination Cases
- Employee Rights
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Languages
- English (Primary)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2005
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
Other Affiliations
- National Employment Lawyers Association (Member, New York Affiliate)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- New York State Bar Association (Labor & Employment Committee) (Member)
- NELA New York Affiliate (NELA/NY) (Member)
Education
- Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 2004
J.D.
Honors: Co-Founder, Law School's Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association
Honors: U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division
Honors: U.S. Attorney's Office
Honors: Segal Roitman, LLP
Honors: Greater Boston Legal Services - Grinnell College, 1998
B.A.
Past Positions
- Cohen, Weiss and Simon, LLP, New York, Associate
Pro Bono Activities
- Organizer, Grassroots Welfare Rights Advocacy Organization
- Fundraiser, National Feminist Newspaper
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker: "Strategies and Pitfalls in Litigating FLSA Cases", American Bar Association, - 2017
- Panelist: "Roundtable discussion: Post-Cheeks Wage & Hour Settlements", Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal, - 2017
- Speaker: "The Latest on Arbitration Agreements and Class Waivers", Practising Law Institute, Wage & Hour Litigation and Compliance seminar, - 2016
- Panelist: "Who’s the Boss? An Examination of Joint Employer Standards Under the NLRA, Title VII, FLSA and Other Statutes", New York State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, Annual Meeting, - 2016
- Speaker: ""Defenses Du Jour," Protecting Pay, Representing Workers with Wage & Hour Claims", NELA, Spring Seminar, - 2015
Achievements
Honors
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers, 2018
- The Legal 500 United States 2017 "Next Generation Lawyers" list, 2017
Office Information
Address
685 Third Avenue25th Floor New York, NY 10017
Phone
Fax
- (646) 509-2060
Office Hours
8:30 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.
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