Elias J. Kahn represents clients in New York federal and state courts in connection with a wide variety of employment claims, including:

• Discrimination
• Retaliation
• Wage and hour individual, collective and class actions
• Unfair competition
• Breach of restrictive covenants
• Breach of fiduciary duty
• Breach of contract
• Tort allegations

He has particular knowledge of claims arising under:

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• The Family and Medical Leave Act
• The Fair Labor Standards Act
• The Fair Credit Reporting Act
• New York State and City Human Rights Law
• New York State Labor Law
• The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
• The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
• New York state laws on commission agreements, illegal wage deductions, and restrictive covenants and trade secrets

A skilled litigator, Elias has recently handled a 10-plaintiff race and gender discrimination action brought against a major New York municipal agency, a wage and hour collective and class action brought against a major parking garage company, and an unfair competition arbitration brought by a significant client against a former employee.

Additionally, Elias advises clients regarding all facets of the employment relationship, including:

• Hiring
• Termination
• Reductions-in-force
• Disability and leave issues
• Wage and hour issues
• Non-compete and non-solicitation agreements
• Background checks
• Commission agreements
• Arbitration agreements and class action waivers
• Employment policies, handbooks and contracts

Prior to joining Littler Mendelson, Elias was an associate at another firm and was a law clerk for Hon. Shirley Wohl Kram of the U. S. District Court of the Southern District of New York. In law school, he was a senior editor on the University of Pennsylvania Law Review and a member of the moot court board.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, New York City Bar Association