Laurent R.G. Badoux

Laurent Badoux advises clients in the private and public sector on a variety of employment law matters. His broad range of experience encompasses all facets of litigation (including class and collective actions), collective bargaining agreement negotiation and arbitration, unfair labor practice trials, and the defense of administrative charges involving numerous agencies. He has experience with:

• Wage and hour audits and compliance
• Wrongful termination
• Workplace discrimination
• Harassment
• Unfair competition
• Trade secrets
• Restrictive covenants
• Breach of contract
• Fiduciary duties of corporate executives and officers
• Labor relations
• Workplace safety
• Contingent workforce arrangements

In his general employment law litigation practice, Laurent handles claims involving:

• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• The Arizona Employment Protection Act
• The Arizona Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act
• The Arizona Minimum Wage Act
• The Arizona Wage Act
• The Class Action Fairness Act
• The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
• The Defend Trade Secrets Act
• The Family and Medical Leave Act
• The Fair Labor Standards Act
• The National Labor Relations Act (Incl. LMRA & LMRDA)
• Nevada Wage & Hour Laws
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
• The Uniform Trade Secrets Act (state variations)

He appears in state and federal courts at the district and appellate levels, and also practices before the Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the National Labor Relations Board. Additionally, he has participated in proceedings with the Arizona Department of Economic Security, the Office of Labor Commissioner of the state of Nevada, the Industrial Commission of Arizona, and the Arizona Department of Occupational Safety and Health.

Laurent also assists clients with conducting legal compliance audits, providing preventive training to employees and managers, and drafting employee handbooks, policies and domestic and foreign employment contracts for expatriates and intra-company transfer employees.

His clients span the following industries:

• Retail
• Hospitality
• Public sector
• Transportation
• Healthcare
• Shipping
• Sanitation
• Construction
• Consumer services

He is a member of Littler's International Employment Law, Wage and Hour, Traditional Labor law and Hospitality Industry practice groups.

Additionally, Laurent was an adjunct professor of hospitality law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In law school, Laurent was an intern law clerk for the Hon. Nancy Fiora, U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of Arizona. He also was a recipient of the National Order of the Barristers, Order of the Advocates, and a member of the Emory Moot Court Board of Directors.