Katie Aber is an associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of the Labor & Employment Group. Katie represents employers in both litigation and counseling matters. She has experience in all aspects of civil litigation, including drafting and challenging complaints, fact and expert discovery, and drafting motions and briefs. On the counseling side, Katie has experience in advising clients on various pre-litigation, employment-related issues, as well as on issues relating to public accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Katie also has experience conducting workplace investigations on a variety of issues, including harassment and retaliation claims.
Prior to joining the firm, Katie was a civil litigation attorney at an international law firm in New York City, where she concentrated her practice on commercial litigation, employment litigation and counseling, and white collar defense matters.
Katie graduated from Columbia Law School in 2017, where she was a James Kent and Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and served on the Journal of Law and Social Problems.
Speeches & Presentations
Publications
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"When Anti-Discrimination Law Discriminates: A Right to Transgender Dignity in Disability Law" Columbia Law Journal of Law & Social Problems, Volume 50, Issue 1
(2017).
Author: Katie Aber.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"Manhattan D.A. Announces New “Worker Protection Unit” to Prosecute Wage and Hour Violations,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - US
(March 7, 2023).
Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Eric Su, Danielle Giffuni, Katie Aber, Paul Park
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"New Registration Requirement for Contractors and Subcontractors Performing Public Works and Covered Private Projects in New York,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - US
(February 9, 2023).
Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Ira M. Saxe, Eric Su, Michelle D. Coleman, Cori Schreider, Katie Aber
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"Artificial Intelligence in Employment: Second Hearing on NYC Automated Employment Decision Tools Proposed Rules and Upcoming EEOC Hearing,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - US
(January 24, 2023).
Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Michael K. Atkinson, Alexander Urbelis, Jacob Canter, Katie Aber, Rachel Lesser, Toni Michelle Jackson
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"NYC Updates Proposed Rules & Announces Public Hearing Regarding the Automated Employment Decision Tools Law,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - US
(January 11, 2023).
Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Michael K. Atkinson, Alexander Urbelis, Katie Aber, Jacob Canter
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"New York State Prohibits “No Fault” Attendance Policies,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - US
(December 23, 2022).
Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Eric Su, Katie Aber, Rachel Lesser
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"Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor Issue Guidance on Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements Under the Inflation Reduction Act,"
Tax Alert
(December 15, 2022).
Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Eric Su, Irina Pisareva, Eric Homsi, Katie Aber
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"NYC Delays Enforcement of Automated Employment Decision Tools Law,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - US
(December 13, 2022).
Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Michael K. Atkinson, Alexander Urbelis, Katie Aber, Jacob Canter
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"New York City Issues Proposed Regulations on Law Governing Automated Employment Decision Tools,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - US
(October 14, 2022).
Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Eric Su, Rebecca L. Springer, Ira M. Saxe, Katie Aber
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"OFCCP Issues New Directive on Functional Affirmative Action Programs for Public Comment,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - US
(June 15, 2022).
Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Katie Aber