Ms. Ahrens is a senior associate in the Labor and Employment Department in Seyfarth Shaw’s New York office and is a member of the firm’s national Wage & Hour Litigation Practice Group and Employment Litigation & Counseling Practice Group.  Prior to joining the New York office in 2008, Ms. Ahrens was an associate in Seyfarth Shaw’s Los Angeles office.  While Ms. Ahrens’ practice is based in New York, she actively defends lawsuits in both New York and California.  She is admitted to the New York, California and District of Columbia bars. 

Ms. Ahrens’ practice is focused on employment litigation, with an emphasis on New York and California law.  She specializes in defending employers against collective and class wage and hour actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state law and is the lead associate on both New York and California wage and hour and collective and class actions.  In addition to her wage and hour practice, Ms. Ahrens represents employers in single and multi-party litigation arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and New York and California state law.  Ms. Ahrens also counsels management on various workplace issues and conducts independent investigations regarding internal complaints. 

Ms. Ahrens has completed Safe Horizon’s 40-hour Basic Mediation Training Program and 36-hour Mediation Apprenticeship Program and is in the process of becoming a Safe Horizon Certified Mediator.  The Safe Horizon Mediation Program, which provides one of the most intensive mediation skills training programs in New York, offers mediation and conflict resolution services to the New York City community.

Prior to joining Seyfarth, Ms. Ahrens was an associate in the Commercial Litigation Department of Morrison & Foerster LLP’s Los Angeles Office.

Ms. Ahrens is a senior associate in the Labor and Employment Department in Seyfarth Shaw’s New York office and is a member of the firm’s national Wage & Hour Litigation Practice Group and Employment Litigation & Counseling Practice Group.  Prior to joining the New York office in 2008, Ms. Ahrens was an associate in Seyfarth Shaw’s Los Angeles office.  While Ms. Ahrens’ practice is based in New York, she actively defends lawsuits in both New York and California.  She is admitted to the New York, California and District of Columbia bars. 

Ms. Ahrens’ practice is focused on employment litigation, with an emphasis on New York and California law.  She specializes in defending employers against collective and class wage and hour actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state law and is the lead associate on both New York and California wage and hour and collective and class actions.  In addition to her wage and hour practice, Ms. Ahrens represents employers in single and multi-party litigation arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and New York and California state law.  Ms. Ahrens also counsels management on various workplace issues and conducts independent investigations regarding internal complaints. 

Ms. Ahrens has completed Safe Horizon’s 40-hour Basic Mediation Training Program and 36-hour Mediation Apprenticeship Program and is in the process of becoming a Safe Horizon Certified Mediator.  The Safe Horizon Mediation Program, which provides one of the most intensive mediation skills training programs in New York, offers mediation and conflict resolution services to the New York City community.

Prior to joining Seyfarth, Ms. Ahrens was an associate in the Commercial Litigation Department of Morrison & Foerster LLP’s Los Angeles Office.