Suite 4500
Chicago, IL
60606
United States
Fax: +1 312 499 6100
Overview
Kenneth Gage is a partner in the Employment Law Department of Paul Hastings and Chair of the Workplace Retaliation and Whistleblower Defense practice. He is based in the firm's New York and Chicago offices. The Legal 500 lists him in tier one in the categories of Labor and Employment Litigation and Workplace and Employment Counseling, he is rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell®, and he is a Fellow of the American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Mr. Gage represents employers in a wide range of federal and state employment litigation matters, from pre-litigation counseling through trials and appeals. His litigation experience includes defendants' verdicts in several jury trials involving race, age, sex, and disability discrimination claims, retaliation claims, and state common law claims, as well as numerous summary judgment rulings and injunction proceedings in restrictive covenant litigation matters. Mr. Gage has successfully defended employers through class actions of all types, including to a defendant's verdict before a jury in a certified class action. He also has extensive experience representing employers in EEOC investigations into claims of systemic discrimination under federal statutes such as Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Mr. Gage advises federal contractors on their obligations under Executive Order 11246 and related laws and regulations, and he has extensive experience conducting privileged reviews of employment processes and advising employers on pay equity studies and related risk mitigation strategies.
Accolades and Recognitions
Listed in The Legal 500 for Labor and Employment Disputes
Listed in The Legal 500 for Workplace and Employment Counseling
Fellow of the American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell®
Education
University at Buffalo Law School, J.D., 1991
State University of New York Buffalo, B.A., 1988
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Speaking Engagements
Executive Editor, Lindeman, Grossman & Weirich, Employment Discrimination Law (5th ed.) (BNA)
Regular speaker for National Employment Law Institute
Chapter Author, Feliu, ADR in Employment Law (BNA)
Involvement
Admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Connecticut, Illinois, and New York; federal district courts across the United States; the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth circuits; and the U.S. Supreme Court
Recent Representations
Tried to a defendant's verdict in state court a disability discrimination case
Defeated conditional certification of an FLSA exempt status collective action against a major telecommunications company
Defeated conditional certification of a putative nation-wide FSLA Exempt status collective action against a major retailer
Tried to a defendants' verdict in federal court a two-plaintiff ADEA employment termination case
Successfully opposed class certification in Title VII pattern and practice race discrimination action against a leading aviation company
Tried to a defendant's verdict a state wage-and-hour class action against aircraft engine manufacturer
Successfully defended on grounds of federal labor law preemption Connecticut Supreme Court appeal of defendant's verdict in class action
Successfully defended Second Circuit appeal of summary judgment in action for breach of contract for stock options against major food and beverage company