Joshua B. Waxman’s practice focuses on a variety of complex and class action labor and employment litigation and strategic advice.
Mr. Waxman has represented clients in connection with a variety of state and federal class action wage and hour lawsuits in various jurisdictions nationwide. Mr. Waxman’s recent litigation engagements include—
- representation of a nationwide home improvement retailer in a 400,000 person nationwide FLSA collective action alleging “off-the-clock” work and time shaving
- representation of a glass bottle manufacturer in a putative statewide class action alleging failure to provide meal and rest breaks under state law
- representation of a nationwide home improvement retailer in a putative class action involving the application of the executive exemption to assistant store managers.
Mr. Waxman also has experience providing strategic advice in connection with labor-management relations matters concerning collective bargaining and union organizing under the National Labor Relations Act. In 2004 he represented a large manufacturing company at the first decertification causation hearing in the National Labor Relations Board’s history. His cases include—
- defense of an employer that validated a decertification election despite the existence of unfair labor practices preceding the union’s request for an election
- representation of a glass bottle manufacturer to develop labor strategy in connection with its collective bargaining negotiations with two different unions
- representation of a gaming industry client as lead negotiator in its collective bargaining negotiations.
Mr. Waxman is a contributor to the chapter on Collective Actions in the forthcoming new edition of The Fair Labor Standards Act (2010), published by BNA and the ABA’s Section of Labor and Employment Law.
Prior to joining Akin Gump, Mr. Waxman was a litigation associate in the New York office of another law firm, where he concentrated in employment litigation and counseling. He frequently represented financial services industry clients in arbitration proceedings, including matters before the New York Stock Exchange, the National Association of Securities Dealers and the American Arbitration Association.
Mr. Waxman received his B.A. cum laude in government and English from Georgetown University in 1995. He also graduated with honors after successfully completing the University’s Government Honors program. He received his J.D. in 1998 from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was a member of the Articles Review Board of the Virginia Law Review and served as president of the Virginia Employment and Labor Law Association. He is also a member of the University of Virginia Chapter of the Order of the Coif.
Mr. Waxman is a member of the District of Columbia, Maryland and New York bars and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 1st and 9th Circuits and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York.