Gigi Ohara
Partner - Employment @Kutak Rock
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WORK HISTORY
Partner - Employment @Kutak Rock
Gigi, a partner at Kutak Rock, is a trial attorney who has litigated lawsuits in state and federal court brought under a variety of claims, including the FLSA, Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, the Equal Pay Act, the FMLA, and state-specific domestic violence leave laws, among others. Her first-chair trial successes include securing a defense verdict in under an hour in a discrimination lawsuit pending in federal court. She has also successfully litigated employment arbitrations before FINRA and JAMS, and labor arbitrations before the FMCS.As the head of the firm’s national Wage and Hour Defense Group, Gigi regularly defends clients in FLSA litigation and wage and hour class actions across the United States. She also defends employers against individual wage claims and wage and hour audits initiated by the U.S. Department of Labor. Gigi regularly helps clients with wage and hour compliance through preventative measures, policy drafting, internal audits, and training. Gigi also leads the firm’s national OSHA Compliance & Defense Practice Group and assists clients responding to OSHA inquiries following complaints of retaliation or alleged unsafe workplace conditions, as well as investigations following injuries, accidents or fatalities. She has significant experience in this area and enjoys an exemplary track record achieving favorable results for her clients.Gigi has been recognized by Best Lawyers®, Chambers USA® and Benchmark Litigation® as one of the top employment defense attorneys, and has been recognized as one of the “Top 250 Women in Litigation” in the United States by Benchmark since 2016. Gigi was also selected as a Fellow of the Nebraska State Bar Foundation. She served as Chair of the State Bar\'s Employment Law Section from 20••••19 and served as Issue Editor for the annual Labor & Employment publication in 2020.
EDUCATION
Syracuse University College of Law
Doctor of Law (J.D.), cum laude
University of Redlands
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
ABOUT GIGI OHARA
Labor & Employment Partner
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