Tate Wines is an experienced litigator who defends employers in a variety of complex disputes, including wage and hour matters. Tate represents Arizona employers and national companies in disputes involving exempt classification, off-the-clock work, overtime, minimum wage, bonus and commission pay, tip pooling, and regular rate calculations, among other issues. He has successfully handled both single-plaintiff, collective and class action litigation, appearing in state and federal courts around the U.S.
Tate also helps employers apply lessons from litigation to strengthen their workplace policies, documents, and procedures. In addition to his active litigation practice, Tate works closely with clients to identify pay practices, handbook provisions, classification decisions, and other timekeeping policies or procedures that may create future risk. He is also proficient in drafting employment contracts, severance agreements, employee handbooks, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, and other compliance policies. Tate maintains an active pro bono caseload, and prior to joining the firm, Tate completed a two-year federal District Court clerkship.
