Christina M. Janice

• Co-lead counsel for global retailer in nationwide gender discrimination class action litigation and arbitration, and consent decree compliance matters, impacting an estimated population of 70,000 workers
• Ongoing representation of global transportation and logistics provider in putative transnational commercial class action
• Ongoing representation of manufacturers in FLSA compliance and best practices
• Ongoing counseling of multi-state employers regarding compliance with New York State labor laws, including the New York State Paid Sick leave law and New York City counterparts
• Successful defense of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Labor (DOL), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and state agency complaints, claims and investigations; successful negotiation and implementation of DOL and EEOC compliance partnerships
• Provided strategic guidance on due diligence for environmental and safety (OSHA) risks in multinational merger and acquisition
• Provided strategic guidance on effective workforce integration and risk management in a successful $1.46 billion multinational acquisition, and in the restructuring of an international maritime concern*
• Developed and implemented litigation and claims management strategies to reduce a retail employer’s portfolio of legal risk by tens of millions of dollars*
• Successfully vacated class certification in a nationwide discrimination matter*
• Obtained dismissal of state attorney general systemic race discrimination enforcement action*
• Established a trade secret exception to state open records law requests for contract bids of nationwide staffing agency*
• Served as a liaison counsel to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in a nationwide multidistrict litigation, and as a member of discovery, motions, class certification and steering committees in class actions and multidistrict litigations*

*These matters occurred prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg.

• “Labor & Employment Update for Employers: Class Action Risk Reduction for All Employers,” Society for Human Resource Management 2022 HR Indiana Annual Conference, August 30, 2022
• “Another Long, Hot Summer: More Tough Topics and Timely Skills in HR Investigations,” Society for Human Resource Management, 2022 HR Indiana Annual Conference, August 29, 2022
• “Tough Topics in Employee Complaints and Investigations,” Western Arkansas Human Resource Association conference, April 12, 2022
• “Leading on the Front Line: Key Strategies for Empowering the Highest Levels of Care During a Public Health Crisis,” Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc., Engaged Constituency Conference, Nov. 13, 2021
• “Today’s Corporate Labor & Employment Law Outlook,” Consero Corporate Labor & Employment Law Virtual Roundtable, Sept. 9, 2021
• “More Than a Long Haul: Delta Variant Science, Guidance and Strategies for Employers,” part of program “Long COVID and Employment Regulations: ADA, FMLA, State and Local Law Implications,” Strafford Publications, Inc. Webinars, Aug. 25, 2021
• “The Long Hot Summer: Tough Topics in Employee Complaints and Investigations,” Society for Human Resource Management 2021 HR Indiana Annual Conference, Aug. 2, 2021
• “The COVID-Suite,” Consero Labor & Employment Law Virtual Roundtable, March 25, 2021
• “Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Workplace Class And Collective Actions, But Were Afraid To Ask,” Association of Corporate Counsel (Indiana), Dec. 11, 2020
• “The G.C.’s Guide To Complex & Sensitive Investigations,” Consero General Counsel Virtual Forum, Oct. 29, 2020
• “When the Government Says ‘#MeToo’: The Rise of EEOC Enforcement Litigation for Workplace Harassment,” Clear Law Institute, 2018*
• “Blurring the Lines: A Discussion On Ethical Infractions Within The C-Suite,” Thomson Reuters Corporate Risk, Ethics And Compliance Forum, 2018*
• “Updated EEOC Guidance On Retaliation,” Clear Law Institute, 2017*
• “EEOC-Initiated Litigation Review,” Illinois Chamber of Commerce, 2016*

*These presentations occurred prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg.