Mikaela Shaw Masoudpour

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Shareholder

  Firm Name

  Greenberg Traurig, LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Employment Law Counsel, Investigations,
  Training: Partnered with employers to design
  implement improved, preventative human resources systems, including drafting of new employee-facing policies
  HR/supervisor manuals, reworking of hiring
  compensation practices, performance review systems
  disciplinary procedures,
  associated manager trainings.
  Led, on a privileged basis, multiple cohort analyses to assess
  evaluate pay practices
  recommend systemic
  recordkeeping improvements to rectify
  avoid ongoing pay equity issues.
  Conducted workplace harassment
  retaliation investigations, including of executives
  a university dean, prepared or counseled employers on the preparation of investigation reports,
  counseled on both specific
  systemic measures to minimize the risk of lawsuits or liability.
  Counseled companies of all sizes
  across industries on workplace compliance matters (including employment agreements, hiring, restrictive covenants, leaves
  accommodations, pay practices, positive employee relations,
  terminations).
  Designed
  conducted dynamic workplace training seminars for executive
  leadership level to rank
  file employees of clients ranging from Fortune 200 retailer to financial firms to numerous small employers operating at a single site. Topics have included respectful workplace, interviewing, performance management, byst
  er intervention, workplace investigations, leave
  accommodation, wage
  hour,
  employment law 101.
  Negotiated contentious departure of executive from financial services company on favorable terms to business.
  Conducted cultural assessment of leading international bank, using qualitative
  quantitative tools,
  helped the client devise
  implement strategic plan to address leadership, accountability, policies, procedures,
  training.
  Advised wide range of employers in retail, insurance, healthcare, financial services,
  manufacturing on workplace safety
  response to COVID-19.
  Employment Litigation
  Audits: Won complete summary judgment for transportation provider in action brought by former internal investigator alleging 7-counts of discrimination
  retaliation under Title VII, the Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act,
  state laws. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit appeal dismissed.
  Engaged part-way through Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) audit investigating allegedly discriminatory hiring
  pay practices of energy provider. Secured OFCCP investigation closure with a no-violations finding.
  Obtained emergency workplace order of protection for nationwide manufacturer following evidentiary hearing in light of gun violence threats made by former employee.
  Achieved partial motion to dismiss cutting nearly 30 years off the EEOC's claimed liability for claims of alleged sex discrimination in hiring, laying the groundwork for early favorable resolution.
  Won dismissal at the motion to dismiss phase of putative multi-state wage
  hour class action against Fortune 500 manufacturer. Employees elected to dismiss appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
  Opposed NLRB's 10(j) petition in federal court, leading to favorable resolution in advance of labor arbitration impacting a core labor practice of the manufacturer.
  The above representations were h
  led by Ms. Masoudpour prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
  Internships: Judicial Extern, Hon. Andrea Wood, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2015
• Additional Links
  https://www.gtlaw.com/en/professionals/m/masoudpour-mikaela