Lisa "Lee" A. Schreter focuses on representing employers in complex class and collective actions involving overtime and other wage-related claims and specializes in helping employers to develop forward-thinking compliance measures that reduce wage and hour disputes and other employment-related issues. She also represents and counsels management clients in connection with all other types of labor and employment matters arising under federal and state laws such as:
- The Fair Labor Standards Act
- The Equal Pay Act
- The Service Contract Act
- State law wage and hour requirements
She regularly appears before federal and state courts, the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division, and agencies charged with enforcing state law wage and hour requirements in various wage-related and equal employment disputes and appeals. Additionally, Lee is a frequent speaker before industry and trade associations, business organizations and human resource groups concerning employment-related disputes and wage and hour issues.
Lee's clients include those in the following industries:
- Healthcare
- Telecommunications
- Retail
- Hospitality
- Satellite/cable
Co-Chair of Littler Mendelson's Wage and Hour Practice Group, Lee also serves as chair of the Nominating Committee and is a member of the Diversity Council. She is a former member of the Board of Directors and former Co-Chair of the LGBT Affinity Group.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Lee worked in human resources, where she gained extensive experience in wage and hour issues, employee relations, salary and benefit administration and general employment matters.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
- Charter fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Member, Atlanta Bar Association
- Member, Litigation / Labor and Employment / Individual Rights sections - American Bar Association
- Member, Committee on Fair Labor Standards - American Bar Association
RECOGNITION
- Named, The Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2013
- Named, America's Leading Lawyers for Business - Chambers USA, 2012
- Named, Top Lawyers in America - Corporate Counsel
- Named, Super Lawyer - Georgia
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS
- February 25, 2013National Public Radio (NPR)
- February 21, 2013Littler Report
- February 1, 2013HR Magazine
- September 7, 2012Littler Press Release
- August 15, 2012Industry Week
- July 2012Pharmaceutical sales reps can't receive overtime pay under FLSAInsideCounsel
- June 29, 2012Law360.com
- June 20, 2012Littler ASAP
- June 19, 2012Scrip Pharmaceutical News
- June 18, 2012Reuters
- June 18, 2012Justices 5-4 Reject Labor Department View, Find Pharmaceutical Sales Reps FLSA-Exempt
Co-author: Tammy McCutchenBloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report - April 25, 2012Pharmaceutical Executive
- April 18, 2012MSNBC.com
- April 17, 2012BioWorld
- April 17, 2012Scrip Pharmaceutical News
- April 16, 2012Law360.com
- April 16, 2012International Business Times
- March 21, 2012Littler Report
- October 2011You Can't Opt-Out of the Federal Rules: Why Rule 23 Certification Standards Should Apply to Opt-In Collective Actions under the FLSA
Co-author: Allan G. King; Wilder F. CaroleFederal Courts Law Review, Vol. 5, No. 1, Federal Magistrate Judges Association - September 12, 2011Littler Press Release
- August 1, 2011InsideCounsel
- April 15, 2011Workforce Management
- August 9, 2010Littler Press Release
- June 21, 2010Littler Press Release
- June 2, 2010Littler Report
- August 14, 2009Littler Press Release
- May 11, 2009Littler Report
- January 22, 2009Law360.com
- December 1, 2008HR Magazine
- October 31, 2008Littler Press Release
BLOG ENTRIES
- Wage & Hour Counsel, June 18, 2010
- Healthcare Employment Counsel, April 2, 2010
BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTERS
- Fair Labor Standards Act, American Bar Association
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- February 28, 2013Pre-Complaint Litigation Armoring: Building Advance Defenses to Common Wage and Hour Class Claims
Littler Mendelson Webinar - February 26, 2013President Obama's Second Term: Weathering the Compliance Storm
Littler Mendelson, Atlanta, GA - November 9, 2012Out & About: LGBT Issues and the Globally Mobile Workforce
Global Employer Institute, Littler Mendelson, Washington D.C. - October 22, 2012Class Action Summit
Littler Mendelson, Pasadena, CA - September 28, 2012Atlanta Employer Conference
Littler Mendelson, Atlanta, GA - September 28, 2012Top 10 Challenges Employers will Face in 2013
Atlanta Employer Conference, Littler Mendelson, Atlanta, GA - September 23, 20112011 Employment Law Conference
Littler Mendelson, Atlanta, GA - July 14, 2011Are You Complying with the Recent FLSA Tip Credit Regulation Changes?
Littler Mendelson Webinar - June 8, 2011The 2011 Littler Health Care Summit
Littler Mendelson, New York, NY - May 2, 2011Tips, Tip Pooling, and Tip Credits: What Service Employers Need to Know
Littler Mendelson, New York, NY - May 12, 2010Weathering the New Wave of Wage & Hour Claims and Class Actions
Littler Mendelson, New York, NY - February 11, 2010Lee Schreter Presents at Managing Wage & Hour Risks 2010
Littler Mendelson, New York, NY - December 10, 2009Class Action Litigation in the Long Term Care Industry: Strategy and Avoidance
Littler Mendelson Webinar - November 5, 2009Class Action Litigation in the Healthcare Industry
Littler Mendelson Webinar - July 22, 2009The MA Wage & Hour War: Dealing with Skyrocketing Liability in a Down Economy
Littler Mendelson Webinar - July 15, 2009
- June 23, 2009The WA Wage & Hour War: Dealing with Skyrocketing Liability in a Down Economy
Littler Mendelson Webinar - December 1, 2005Littler Mendelson's Breakfast Briefing for the Greater New York Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel
Littler Mendelson and Association of Corporate Counsel, Greater New York Chapter, New York, NY - October 28, 2005"Updates in Title VII Employment Discrimination Claims" Workshop at 2005 Lavendar Law®
Littler Mendelson, San Diego, CA
