Abby L. Bochenek represents and advises employers in a broad range of employment matters before federal and state courts and administrative agencies, with an emphasis on class and collective matters and mass actions. Abby’s experience handling complex matters spans the wage and hour and employment discrimination areas. She has specific knowledge and experience in issues relating to class and collective action certification and decertification under Fair Labor Standards Act Section 216(b) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.
In addition to representing employers in class and collective action litigation and other complex employment litigation, Abby regularly defends clients against single plaintiff and multi-plaintiff actions alleging claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and state and local wage and hour and anti-discrimination statutes.
Abby often works with clients in the following industries:
- Restaurant and hospitality
- Chemicals and food safety
- Waste disposal
- Gig economy
- Transportation, including airline and railroad
In addition to representing clients in litigation, Abby provides counseling on employment and separation agreements and employment policies, practices and procedures. She also frequently provides virtual and in-person EEO trainings.
Prior to joining Littler, Abby was an associate at an internationally recognized boutique employment law firm. During law school, Abby earned her Certificate in Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution and interned for the Law Offices of Chicago-Kent’s Employment and Civil Rights Clinic. She was elected as the president of the Society of Women in Law and inducted into the prestigious Bar and Gavel Society. Prior to attending law school, Abby worked as a media buyer and planner for an international media agency.
