Eric EdwardHill
Senior Counsel
Labor & Employment
ehill@seyfarth.com
Eric is passionate about helping clients evaluate employment law risks and finding practical, creative solutions. He also defends their interests in wage and hour class/collective actions under the California Labor Code and FLSA.
More About Eric
Eric has successfully defended employers in a range of wage and hour class action litigation, as well as discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, and other employment litigation in state and federal court. He has represented clients in the technology, hospitality, retail, office services, consulting, energy, staffing, real estate, food and beverage, and other industries.
Eric has extensive experience in defending allegations of off-the-clock work, meal and rest break violations, exempt misclassification, unpaid overtime, and failure to reimburse business expenses. He has secured denial of class certification, dismissals, and favorable settlements in these cases under the California Labor Code and the FLSA. In 2006, Eric was part of the trial team that obtained the first defense jury verdict in a wage and hour class action in California. The Daily Journal named this case one of the top 10 defense jury verdicts in California for the year. In the same case, the trial court’s decertification of another class was upheld on appeal in a published decision.
In addition to his litigation practice, Eric helps businesses avoid litigation by providing advice and reviewing policies regarding all aspects of their relationships with employees, including compliance with the California Labor Code, compensation, discipline and termination, distinguishing employees from independent contractors, leaves of absence, and reductions in force.
Eric has presented to numerous groups of HR and legal professionals on California wage and hour law. He also authored a chapter of a leading treatise on wage and hour litigation, Wage & Hour Collective and Class Litigation, ALM Law Journal Press (2012).
Eric has extensive experience in defending allegations of off-the-clock work, meal and rest break violations, exempt misclassification, unpaid overtime, and failure to reimburse business expenses. He has secured denial of class certification, dismissals, and favorable settlements in these cases under the California Labor Code and the FLSA. In 2006, Eric was part of the trial team that obtained the first defense jury verdict in a wage and hour class action in California. The Daily Journal named this case one of the top 10 defense jury verdicts in California for the year. In the same case, the trial court’s decertification of another class was upheld on appeal in a published decision.
In addition to his litigation practice, Eric helps businesses avoid litigation by providing advice and reviewing policies regarding all aspects of their relationships with employees, including compliance with the California Labor Code, compensation, discipline and termination, distinguishing employees from independent contractors, leaves of absence, and reductions in force.
Eric has presented to numerous groups of HR and legal professionals on California wage and hour law. He also authored a chapter of a leading treatise on wage and hour litigation, Wage & Hour Collective and Class Litigation, ALM Law Journal Press (2012).
- JD, American University, Washington College of Law
Summa cum laude
- BA, Stanford University
- California
- New York
- US District Court, Central District of California
- US District Court, Eastern District of California
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
- California Supreme Court
- New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
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Blog Post
Jan 17, 2017
Does It Feel Like School? Are You in a Classroom? If So, Soak in the Knowledge but Don’t Expect Pay for the Training Time!
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Media Mentions
Feb 8, 2007
Firm Success in Walsh v. IKON Office Solutions Noted by Daily Journal as One of Top Defense Verdicts in California in 2006
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Jun 12, 2006
IKON Success Noted in The American Lawyer "Big Suits" Column
- American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section)
- California Bar Association
- New York Bar Association
- Chapter Author, “Chapter 3 - Receipt of Wage-Hour Complaint,” Wage & Hour Collective and Class Litigation, ALM Law Journal Press (2012). Definitive treatise on wage and hour litigation.
Eric is passionate about helping clients evaluate employment law risks and finding practical, creative solutions. He also defends their interests in wage and hour class/collective actions under the California Labor Code and FLSA.
More About Eric
Eric has successfully defended employers in a range of wage and hour class action litigation, as well as discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, and other employment litigation in state and federal court. He has represented clients in the technology, hospitality, retail, office services, consulting, energy, staffing, real estate, food and beverage, and other industries.
Eric has extensive experience in defending allegations of off-the-clock work, meal and rest break violations, exempt misclassification, unpaid overtime, and failure to reimburse business expenses. He has secured denial of class certification, dismissals, and favorable settlements in these cases under the California Labor Code and the FLSA. In 2006, Eric was part of the trial team that obtained the first defense jury verdict in a wage and hour class action in California. The Daily Journal named this case one of the top 10 defense jury verdicts in California for the year. In the same case, the trial court’s decertification of another class was upheld on appeal in a published decision.
In addition to his litigation practice, Eric helps businesses avoid litigation by providing advice and reviewing policies regarding all aspects of their relationships with employees, including compliance with the California Labor Code, compensation, discipline and termination, distinguishing employees from independent contractors, leaves of absence, and reductions in force.
Eric has presented to numerous groups of HR and legal professionals on California wage and hour law. He also authored a chapter of a leading treatise on wage and hour litigation, Wage & Hour Collective and Class Litigation, ALM Law Journal Press (2012).
Eric has extensive experience in defending allegations of off-the-clock work, meal and rest break violations, exempt misclassification, unpaid overtime, and failure to reimburse business expenses. He has secured denial of class certification, dismissals, and favorable settlements in these cases under the California Labor Code and the FLSA. In 2006, Eric was part of the trial team that obtained the first defense jury verdict in a wage and hour class action in California. The Daily Journal named this case one of the top 10 defense jury verdicts in California for the year. In the same case, the trial court’s decertification of another class was upheld on appeal in a published decision.
In addition to his litigation practice, Eric helps businesses avoid litigation by providing advice and reviewing policies regarding all aspects of their relationships with employees, including compliance with the California Labor Code, compensation, discipline and termination, distinguishing employees from independent contractors, leaves of absence, and reductions in force.
Eric has presented to numerous groups of HR and legal professionals on California wage and hour law. He also authored a chapter of a leading treatise on wage and hour litigation, Wage & Hour Collective and Class Litigation, ALM Law Journal Press (2012).
- JD, American University, Washington College of Law
Summa cum laude
- BA, Stanford University
- California
- New York
- US District Court, Central District of California
- US District Court, Eastern District of California
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
- California Supreme Court
- New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Related Services
Blogs
Related News & Insights
-
Blog Post
Jan 17, 2017
Does It Feel Like School? Are You in a Classroom? If So, Soak in the Knowledge but Don’t Expect Pay for the Training Time!
-
Media Mentions
Feb 8, 2007
Firm Success in Walsh v. IKON Office Solutions Noted by Daily Journal as One of Top Defense Verdicts in California in 2006
-
Media Mentions
Jun 12, 2006
IKON Success Noted in The American Lawyer "Big Suits" Column
- American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section)
- California Bar Association
- New York Bar Association
- Chapter Author, “Chapter 3 - Receipt of Wage-Hour Complaint,” Wage & Hour Collective and Class Litigation, ALM Law Journal Press (2012). Definitive treatise on wage and hour litigation.