Dan Boatright has represented employers in hundreds of matters in state and federal courts, primarily in Missouri and Kansas, and before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Labor. Working with restaurants, retailers, and public sector employers, he has experience with claims across the full spectrum of employment law, including defense of numerous multiple plaintiff and collective/class action lawsuits. He has specific expertise with claims involving:
- The Fair Labor Standards Act
- The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- Title VII
- The Americans with Disabilities Act
- The Missouri Human Rights Act
- The Kansas Act Against Discrimination
Dan also regularly counsels employers in a wide range of industries on compliance with employment laws and provides management training on anti-harassment and other matters. Additionally, he serves as a member of Littler Mendelson's Publications Review Committee.
Before joining Littler, Dan practiced employment law exclusively on behalf of management for 19 years. Prior to that, he practiced as an architect for two years.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
- Member, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee - American Bar Association
- Co-chair, Complex Litigation Subcommittee of Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee - American Bar Association
- Member, Eighth Circuit Model Civil Jury Instruction Committee
- Member, Global Alliance of Hospitality Attorneys
RECOGNITION
- Named, Super Lawyer - Kansas and Missouri
PUBLICATIONS
- April 11, 2011
PRESS
- June 27, 2011
- February 3, 2010
ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS & PRESS
- 2007Wage and Hour Laws - A State-by-State Survey2007-2009 Cumulative Supplement, BNA Books
- July 2006Dangers May Be Lurking in Standard Severance AgreementsBenefits & Compensation Digest, Vol. 43, No. 7
- January 2004Loan Officer Lawsuits for Overtime Pay
Co-author: Elizabeth FastMissouri Independent Bankers Association Newsletter - Fall 2002Supreme Court Holds 'No Harm, No Foul' in its First FMLA CaseABA Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee Newsletter
- Summer 2001Employers Beware: Three New Pitfalls in the Digital Workplace
Co-author: Jeff PlaceEmployment Relations Today, Vol. 28, No. 2 - April 1997The Offer of Judgement Revisted
Co-author: Michaela M. WardenThe Journal of the Kansas Bar Association
ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS
VIEW ALL- March 20112011 Regulatory and Legislative Outlook
SHRM, Missouri Chapter - February 2010The Federal Tip Credit Under Fire: How Do You Properly Pay Tipped Employees?
2010 Hospitality Law Conference - Houston, TX - March 2009EEO Claims by Contractors and Foreign Workers
ABA Employment Rights and Responsibilities Mid-Winter Meeting - Key West, FL - April 2008Grabbing a Jury and Keeping 'Em
ABA Employment Rights and Responsibilities Mid-Winter Meeting - Dana Point, CA - April 2008Privacy Practices: What Does My Knee Surgery Have To Do With My Lawsuit?
ABA Employment Rights and Responsibilities Mid-Winter Meeting - Dana Point, CA - October 2007Missouri Wage & Hour Update
Missouri Bar 6th Annual Labor & Employment Symposium - Columbia, MO - October 2007Hot Topics in Hiring & Firing
City Attorneys Association of Kansas - Overland Park, KS