Kimberly Klein is a partner and Leader of the firm's Employment Law practice and Employment Litigation practice. She has extensive experience representing companies and executives in employment litigation matters before state and federal courts, as well as federal and state agencies (including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New York State Division of Human Rights, New York City Human Rights Commission) and arbitral forums. In this role, Kimberly has wide-ranging experience litigating discrimination and harassment cases (including sex, age, disability, national origin, equal pay, religion, race, sexual orientation), retaliation and whistleblower claims, restrictive covenants (non-competes, non-solicitation and non-disclosure), wrongful termination, leave laws, wage and hour claims, defamation and other torts, and complex contract claims, including breach of employment agreements. She also has argued appeals before state appellate courts.

Kimberly regularly advises and counsels employers of all sizes on a wide range of employment issues, including internal discrimination/harassment complaints and investigations, wage and hour compliance, employee discipline, disability and leave management (including FMLA, ADA, state sick leave laws, COVID-19 leave laws, NYS Paid Family Leave, pregnancy), reductions in force and related WARN Act compliance, accommodation obligations (including disability, pregnancy, religion, domestic violence), privacy in the workplace, classification of employees (exempt/non-exempt/independent contractors), hiring, terminations, restrictive covenants, performance management and many other issues employers face. She has also participated in collective bargaining negotiations and litigated unfair labor practice claims.

Kimberly routinely negotiates and drafts severance agreements and releases, employment agreements, offer letters, employee handbooks and workplace policies, compensation plans, and non-disclosure and restrictive covenant agreements. She conducts management training for employers on a wide variety of employment law topics, including, EEO/anti-harassment training.

Prior to joining Moses Singer, Kimberly was an associate at Proskauer Rose LLP. She earned her J.D. from New York Law School, where she graduated magna cum laude and was a member of the Moot Court Association and the Journal of International and Comparative Law. With a Masters in Journalism and Public Affairs, Kimberly is a prolific writer and continues to publish alerts to keep her clients updated on the many important developments in the field.

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