Sara Tomezsko is a partner in the Employment Law Department at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's New York office. Sara's practice covers all aspects of employment law, with a focus on litigating both single-plaintiff and class and collective actions through trial and appeals. She also provides litigation avoidance and compliance advice to employers in a variety of industries, including technology, telecommunications, financial services, investment banking, private funds and entertainment.

Intersection of AI and Employment Law: As head of the AI in the Workplace working group, Sara helps employers of all sizes navigate the regulatory and litigation risks associated with integrating artificial intelligence tools into HR workflows and other employer processes.

Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Litigation: Sara represents employers defending against claims involving federal, state and local anti-discrimination, harassment and whistleblower retaliation laws, in both court and private arbitration.

She has successfully obtained defense verdicts in cases involving claims asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII, Section 1981, and New York City and State Human Rights Laws.

Wage and Hour Class, Collective and Representative Actions: Recognized by Legal 500 for her accomplishments in this area, Sara regularly litigates class, collective and representative-action lawsuits on behalf of employers. Her successes in this area include dismissal of wage-and-hour claims on Rule 12 motions, limiting certification of a putative nationwide collective to a fraction of the potential scope and securing employer-favorable resolutions of complex wage-and-hour matters. She also counsels employers and revises employers' policies to ensure compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York Labor Law.

Pay Equity: Sara has experience litigating pay-equity claims, both on a single-plaintiff and class-wide basis. She also counsels employers through internal pay-equity audits and analyses, and assists multistate employers in navigating the complex patchwork of state and local pay-equity and pay transparency and disclosure laws.

Arbitration Programs: Sara routinely advises employers on maintaining successful and defensible workforce-arbitration programs in light of recent legislative updates to the Federal Arbitration Act. She has secured several dozen orders enforcing employers' arbitration agreements, both at the trial court level and on appeal, including cases involving issues of first impression.She has successfully obtained defense verdicts in cases involving claims asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII, Section 1981, and New York City and State Human Rights Laws.

• Cornell Law School, J.D., 2013
• New York University, M.A., 2009
• Loyola University Maryland, B.A., 2006