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729 Boylston Street, Suite 2000
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(617) 994-5800 | info@llrlaw.com
Federal judge grants collective status in suit brought by Lilly worker who claimed age bias
Indianapolis Business Journal | April, 2024
NYC federal jury says cabbies entitled to back pay over former TLC suspension policy
New York Daily News | November, 2023
Cleaning Co. Agrees To Pay $30M In 15-Year-Old Wage Dispute
Law360 | November, 2023
Private Fleet Drivers’ Court Access Grabs Justices’ Attention
Bloomberg Law | October, 2023
National Labor Union Files Federal Lawsuit Alleging Debt Limit Statute is Unconstitutional
Complaint | May, 2023
S.F. Marriott Hotel illegally kept $9 million in workers’ tips, judge says
San Francisco Chronicle | May, 2023
First on CNN: A new group of Twitter vendors is suing the company for alleged unpaid bills
CNN | April, 2023
Massachusetts reaches $40M settlement with minority police officers over civil-service suit
Boston Herald | April, 2023
Grubhub and Lyft workers win separate court cases on employee status
San Francisco Chronicle | March, 2023
Elon Musk faces upward of $130 million in legal costs to fight laid-off Twitter workers over severance pay
Insider | February, 2023
Twitter hit by legal complaints from 100 former employees following Musk’s layoffs
CNN | December, 2022
Twitter’s Elon Musk is warned to prepare for ‘hundreds or even thousands’ of arbitration cases
LA Times | December, 2022
Female Twitter staff had ‘targets on their backs’ in Elon Musk’s layoffs, a lawsuit claimed
Insider | December, 2022
Disabled Twitter employees forced to resign over Musk’s ‘hardcore’ demands, discrimination lawsuit says
Fortune | November, 2022
Twitter Sued by Fired Contractor for Failing to Give Notice
Bloomberg | November, 2022
Twitter offering some laid-off staff only half what they’re owed, lawsuit says
Ars Technica | November, 2022
University of Iowa hospitals reach $15 million settlement with staff
Des Moines Register | October, 2022
Tesla must tell laid off workers about lawsuit, judge rules
Reuters | September, 2022
Trailblazing Women in Labor Law – Shannon Liss-Riordan
Law360 | March, 2022
Troopers sue Mass. State Police for alleged discrimination against new parents
Boston Globe | March, 2022
Making ‘Dinobabies’ Extinct: IBM’s Push for a Younger Work Force
New York Times | February, 2022
Older workers press age discrimination claims in challenge to IBM layoffs
Boston Globe | January, 2022
S.F. Hilton may have to pay hotel workers for missed tips
San Francisco Chronicle | January, 2022
University of Iowa hospital workers ask judge to end wage dispute case and rule in their favor
The Gazette | August, 2021
The debate over whether gig workers should be classified as employees is about the future of work in America
Boston Globe | August, 2021
A New Suit Seeks to Turn Arbitrations, a Tool of Big Corporations, Against a Top Customer Service Provider
ProPublica | August, 2021
Age discrimination? IBM faces allegations it fires older workers, replaces them with young hires
Just the News | April, 2021
Full Measure Report on IBM Age Discrimination
(video) | April, 2021
The New ABCs of California Labor Law
California Labor & Employment Law Review | May, 2021
Two Black former Worcester police officers win another legal battle in decades-old discrimination case that could cost city millions
Telegram & Gazette | January, 2021
California high court: ‘ABC test’ for gig workers is retroactive, in blow to Uber, Lyft
San Francisco Chronicle | January, 2021
Lawyer representing laid-off IBMers hails Fed’s discrimination ruling — former employees can still join a lawsuit
WRAL Tech Wire | September, 2020
In Battle Over Gig Economy Employee Status, Certification Wrongly Withheld From Class of Delivery Drivers
New Jersey Law Journal | September, 2020
Amazon Delivery Workers’ Arbitration Agreements Are Invalid, Ninth Circuit Rules
The Recorder | August, 2020
4 Takeaways From Uber, Lyft’s Worker Classification Loss
Law360 | August, 2020
Whole Foods Punished Workers for Black Lives Matter Masks, Suit Says
New York Times | July, 2020
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1st Circ. Says Amazon Delivery Drivers Don’t Have To Arbitrate
Law360 | July, 2020
Massachusetts sues Uber, Lyft over alleged worker misclassification
NBC News | July, 2020
Former exotic dancers sue Club Omaha, claiming they should be classified as employees
Omaha World-Herald | June, 2020
Boston Police Officers Win Back Pay In Biased Test Case
Law360 | May, 2020
Protecting Gig Workers
Live stream with U.S. Senator Ed Markey and Shannon Liss-Riordan
Facebook | March, 2020
Coronavirus bill includes sick leave, but not for gig workers
The Boston Globe | March, 2020
Rideshare drivers sue Uber, Lyft to classify them as employees, citing coronavirus
The Hill | March, 2020
Calif. Supreme Court allows food servers to proceed with suit over ‘service charges’
San Francisco Chronicle | January, 2020
SJC revives 25-year-old discrimination lawsuit by Worcester police officers
Telegram.com | November, 2019
Driver Asks Court To Block Uber ‘Contractor’ Classification
Law360 | September, 2019
Lawsuit challenges stringent background checks for day care
Telegram.com | August, 2019
It’s not just the gig economy that could end employment as we know it. It’s all companies.
NBC News | May, 2019
9th Circuit: ‘Dynamex’ Worker Classification Test Applies Retroactively
The Recorder | May, 2019
Amazon Delivery Drivers Win Transpo Worker Exempt Status
Law360 | April, 2019
Older workers are America’s fastest-growing labor pool — and the least protected from workplace discrimination
CNBC | April, 2019
Andover could owe “millions” to retired employees
Eagle Tribune | April, 2019
Uber to pay $20 million to some Calif., Mass. drivers in gig-work case
SF Chronicle | March, 2019
Franchisees Win Major Victory On Appeal Against 7-Eleven
Forbes | March, 2019
Amazon, Drivers Duel Over Arbitrability Of FLSA Action
Law360 | March, 2019
Justices Deliver Win to Trucker in Arbitration Fight
Bloomberg | January, 2019
Ill. Wage Law Not Supplanted By Federal Law, 3rd Circ. Says
Law360 | October, 2018
Strippers Want Out of Class Settlement With Clubs
Courthouse News | October, 2018
Mich. Cable Installers Are Employees Under FLSA, Judge Says
Law360 | September, 2018
A badge of honor: Wall Street Journal urges Senate to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to stop lawyers like Shannon Liss-Riordan from protecting workers rights
Wall Street Journal | September, 2018
The Lawyer Who Took On Uber Is Suing IBM for Age Discrimination
Bloomberg | September, 2018
Dancers Are Employees Under Dynamex, Calif. Judge Rules
Law360 | August, 2018
Lyft, Postmates face new lawsuits challenging contractor model
Reuters | May, 2018
California Ruling a ‘Seismic Shift’ for Gig Economy Workers
Associated Press | May, 2018
Harvard Settles Lawsuit, Will Change Labor Policy
The Harvard Crimson | March, 2018
GrubHub Wage Case May See New Delivery Worker Status Test Redo
Bloomberg | January, 2018
U.S. Labor Board Complaint Says On-Demand Cleaners Are Employees
Bloomberg | August, 2017
Labor Lawsuit Against GrubHub May Be A Stumbling Block for the Gig Economy
Fortune | August, 2017
Boston police lieutenant exam discriminated against minorities, judge says
The Boston Globe | July, 2017
GrubHub Faces Trial On Employee-Contractor Issue
The Recorder | June, 2017
SJC: Jury must hear officer’s handicap discrimination claim
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly | April, 2017
Amazon Delivery Drivers Sue Company Over Job Status
The Seattle Times | October, 2016
Boston-based Attorney Argues Uber’s Star Ratings are Racially Biased
Boston Globe | October, 2016
Shannon Liss-Riordan is named to Politico’s guide to the “Top 50 thinkers, doers and visionaries transforming American politics in 2016” “for questioning who the sharing economy is taking for a ride”.
Politico Magazine | September, 2016
Boston Police Department Ranks May Have Diversified, But Promotion Eludes Many Cops Of Color
WGBH News | July, 2016
Uber’s Worst Nightmare
San Francisco Magazine | May, 2016
Litigator of the Week: Shannon Liss-Riordan of Lichten & Liss-Riordan
The American Lawyer | April, 2016
Following $100 Million Settlement, Tipping Uber Drivers is Now on the Menu
Newsweek | April, 2016
Uber Agrees to Pay $100 Million to Drivers in Historic Class Action Settlement
Mother Jones | April, 2016
Massage Therapist Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Harvard
The Harvard Crimson | January, 2016
Meet the attorney suing Uber, Lyft, GrubHub and a dozen California tech firms
LA Times | January, 2016
7th Circ. Upholds Ill. Labor Law In Delivery Co. Dispute
Law360 | January, 2016
Lawyers of the Year
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly | January, 2016
We’re About to Witness the Class-Action Trial Against Uber’s Business Model
Money Morning | January, 2016
Meet “Sledgehammer Shannon,” the Lawyer Who Is Uber’s Worst Nightmare
Mother Jones | December, 2015
Year in Preview: What the Uber Lawsuit Means for Workers in the Sharing Economy
SF Weekly | December, 2015
The lawyer looking to kill the ‘gig economy’
MarketWatch | December, 2015
Judge rules Boston police exam discriminated against minorities
The Boston Globe | November, 2015
Meet the Boston Lawyer Who’s Putting Uber on Trial
The Wall Street Journal | November, 2015
Google Express sued over employee-contracted distinction
The Boston Globe | November, 2015
More food delivery startups are sued for classifying drivers as contractors
Fortune | September, 2015
‘Sledgehammer Shannon:’ The attorney taking on Uber and others in the sharing economy
The Business Journals | September, 2015
Suing the sharing economy: Q&A with Shannon Liss-Riordan
The Boston Globe | September, 2015
What Strippers Can Teach Uber
Medium | April, 2015
Lichten & Liss-Riordan is a plaintiffs’-side employment and union-side labor law firm, whose attorneys have achieved national recognition for their work representing employees and unions in wage and hour, discrimination, and other employment-related litigation. We have tried many cases before juries and judges in federal and state courts, and we pride ourselves on our innovative and creative approaches to advancing workers’ rights.
Lichten & Liss-Riordan attorneys have successfully argued many cases before trial and appellate courts, federal and state administrative agencies and at arbitration and have frequently achieved substantial verdicts for their clients. Our attorneys have won landmark cases in the labor and employment area and have had a number of million dollar plus verdicts and settlements in recent years.
Lichten & Liss-Riordan attorneys have successfully argued many cases before trial and appellate courts, federal and state administrative agencies and at arbitration and have frequently achieved substantial verdicts for their clients. Our attorneys have won landmark cases in the labor and employment area and have had a number of million dollar plus verdicts and settlements in recent years.