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Elizabeth M. Soveranez

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Traditional Labor Relations, Employment Law, Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets, Litigation

Elizabeth Soveranez’s labor and employment practice includes counseling employers on a wide range of employment-related issues, including discrimination and harassment laws, non-compete agreements, discipline and discharge decisions, and lay-offs.  As part of that counseling, she has conducted training sessions for management on employment and labor-related subjects, including Title VII and the National Labor Relations Act.  Her practice also includes defending employers facing claims of harassment and discrimination, including claims based on race, national origin, gender, religion and age, the National Labor Relations Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Railway Labor Act and non-compete issues.

Traditional Labor Relations, Employment Law, Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets, Litigation
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Ms. Soveranez has represented clients in both state and federal courts, as well as in front of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the National Labor Relations Board, including:

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Professional Activities

  • Arizona State Bar
  • Arizona Women Lawyer’s Association, Maricopa Chapter (Former Steering Committee Member, 2009-2011)

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NLRB Finds Joint Employer Status Can Exist Merely Based on Indirect or Potential Control

Overturning decades of precedent, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), on August 27, 2015, issued its long-awaited decision in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc. d/b/a BFI Newby Island Recyclery, 362 NLRB No. 186 (August 27, 2015). The decision establishes a new standard for determining when two entities are a single “joint employer” over a group of workers.

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