Christina J. Fletcher
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Christina Fletcher is an associate in the New York office of Rao Tiliakos LLP. Christina’s practice consists of a broad range of labor & employment issues, with a particular emphasis on representing clients in employment litigation and before various federal and state agencies (including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New York State Department of Labor, and the New York State Division of Human Rights).
Prior to joining Rao Tiliakos LLP, she was an associate in the Labor and Employment department of Seyfarth Shaw's New York office. She has successfully defended employers in matters relating to discrimination, workplace harassment, retaliation and federal and state wage & hour laws. Christina is skilled in defending both class and collective actions, as well as single-plaintiff claims.
Her experience also includes providing advice and counsel to clients on a broad range of labor and employment issues, including restrictive covenants and other post-termination agreements. Before entering the practice of law, Christina was a senior human resource consultant for an international consulting firm focusing on government service clients including the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as well as other federal, state and local government entities.
Education
J.D., St. John's University School of Law, summa cum laude (2007)
St. John's Law Review, Executive Articles Editor
M.P.A., Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (2000)
B.A., Syracuse University, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa (1999)
Admissions
New York
Courts
U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Affiliations
New York State Bar Association
Recent Representative Cases
Wang v. Sing Tao Newspapers, U.S. Southern District of New York (2010). Successfully defended against conditional certification of FLSA collective action in case alleging FLSA and New York Rule 23 class overtime, misclassification of exempt employees, and minimum wage violations.
Canales v. Panini & Co., U.S. Southern District of New York (2010). New York Rule 23 class action alleging overtime, off-the-clock, minimum wage, and spread of hours violations.
Torres v. DHL Express, et al., New York Supreme Court (2010). Obtained summary judgment in false imprisonment, false arrest, assault and defamation action arising from termination.
Global Events LLC v. Waterworks Investments, Inc., et. al. California Superior Court– County of San Francisco (2010). Obtained summary judgment in commercial breach of contract and fraud action, including successfully piercing the corporate veil.
Garduno, et. al. v. Chico’s, FAS, Inc., et. al., El Paso, Texas District Court (2010). Multi-plaintiff action alleging retaliation and defamation under state and federal law.
Cruz, et. al. v. Goodman Networks, Inc., et al., U.S. Northern District Court of California (2010). Multi- plaintiff action alleging overtime, misclassification, meal and rest period, and off-the-clock violations.
Ersin v. Chico’s, FAS, Inc., et. al., U.S. Eastern District of Michigan (2010). Action alleging retaliation, age discrimination and intentional infliction of emotional distress under state and federal law.
O’Neill v. Genesis Logistics, Inc., U.S. Northern District of California (2009). California Rule 23 class action alleging overtime and off-the-clock violations.
Lamonica v. DHL Express (USA) Inc., U.S. Eastern District of New York (2009). Obtained favorable settlement in action alleging age discrimination and retaliation under federal, state and city law.
Publications
Legal Trends in Mandatory Employment Arbitration, HR Advisor, West Group, (March/April 2008) (Co- authored with Robert Nobile).
Are You Simply Sleeping Your Way to the Top or Creating an Actionable Hostile Work Environment?: A Critique of Miller v. Department of Corrections in the Title VII Context, 80 St. John’s L.R. 1361 (2006).
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