Kathleen McLeod Caminiti
Partner and Co-Chair, Wage and Hour Practice Group
Overview
Kathie Caminiti is a partner in the firm's New Jersey and New York offices, and a co-chair of both the Wage and Hour and Pay Equity and Transparency practice groups. She has extensive experience handling all aspects of employment litigation, including individual plaintiff discrimination claims, restrictive covenant litigation and wage and hour class and collective actions.
Kathie has successfully defended cases alleging civil rights violations, race, sex, age and disability discrimination, sexual harassment, whistle-blowing, wrongful discharge and retaliation. She has also defended employers and financial institutions in Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) cases, including class actions, seeking severance, pension and health and welfare benefits.
Kathie has a sophisticated wage and hour practice and has distinguished herself in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)/wage and hour litigation. As lead counsel, Kathie has obtained favorable outcomes for clients in various wage and hour matters, including class and collective actions arising under the FLSA and various state laws.
As a chair of Fisher Phillips’ Pay Equity and Transparency Practice Group, Kathie dedicates her time to analyzing the legal issues surrounding pay equality, conducting pay equity audits and defending equal pay litigation.
Kathie counsels her clients on compliance with the panoply of employment laws and assists with their liability prevention efforts by conducting employee training, preparing handbooks and implementing policies, as well as wage and hour and pay equity audits.
Given her significant experience, Kathie is frequently quoted by ABC News, Bloomberg Law, Counselor Magazine, HR Executive, Law360, NJBiz, SHRM, and other media outlets. She has published numerous articles that have appeared in ACC Docket, HR Drive, New Jersey Business, New Jersey CPA, New Jersey Law Journal, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, The New York Law Journal, PEO Insider, and Practical Law Institute regarding a variety of employment-related issues.