Claire B. Deason

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Claire B. Deason’s practice focuses on litigation, compliance, and consulting on all aspects of wage and hour law under federal and state law.

In her wage and hour compliance and consulting work, Claire advises clients on all aspects of current wage and hour law and works closely with clients to develop incentive compensation programs, create practical and manageable remote work compliance, navigate remote employee expense reimbursement, revise payroll practices and calculation methods, review position classifications, and coordinate messaging and training to communicate changes to the workforce. Claire works closely with her clients to develop wage and hour compliance strategies that are practical, creative, and can integrate into the real-world operations and goals of an organization.

Claire is a thought leader and partner to her clients on all aspects of the post-pandemic shift to remote work and compliance challenges related to remote worker relocation (the “Wandering Worker”). Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Claire has guided clients in wage and hour compliance with respect to compensable time, expense reimbursement, new developments in state law related to paid time off, changes to employee wages and duties, and incentive compensation planning and strategies. Claire advises on the unique wage and hour challenges of incentives for COVID-19 vaccination, as well.

Claire's presentations, including 2023's "Finding Your Voice Between a Red Rock and a Hard Blue Place," and 2022's "Finding Beauty in Change: The Metamorphosis of Work" (now available for purchase), have been featured at Littler's signature Executive Employer Conference.

In her wage and hour litigation practice, Claire develops creative, cutting-edge strategies for early resolution and dismissal of collective actions and has efficiently resolved collective actions for clients in the hospitality, service, and oil and gas industries. Claire has significant experience with all stages of wage and hour litigation, including:

  • Early and representative discovery
  • Conditional certification
  • Decertification
  • Individual and collective settlements
  • Trial

Claire is a member of Littler’s Wage and Hour Practice Group Core Team, Audit Services Practice Group Core Team, and leads Littler’s Wandering Worker team.

In addition to her wage and hour practice, Claire represents clients in traditional discrimination suits and agency charges under both federal and state laws. She advises clients on all aspects of day-to-day personnel matters, including leave and disability issues, employee discipline, and termination.

In her pro bono practice, Claire has successfully obtained asylum, Permanent Resident status, and humanitarian parole for clients in individual immigration matters before U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services and U.S. Department of State.

Credentials & Recognition

Speaking Engagements

Everything Old is New Again: A Wage & Hour Retrospective with an Eye Towards AI and Beyond

  • May 9, 2024
  • Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

Special Session: Stuck in the Middle: Finding Your Voice Between a Red Rock and Hard Blue Place

  • May 11, 2023
  • Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

Show Me the Money! Incentivizing the Workforce of the Future

  • May 11, 2023
  • Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

Finding Beauty in Change: The Metamorphosis of Work

  • May 6, 2022
  • Littler Executive Employer Conference

Legal and Practical Considerations for Hiring and Retention During COVID-19

  • December 1, 2021
  • Minnesota CLE

Are We There Yet? Weathering the Workforce Drama of 2021 with Creative Employment Solutions

  • November 16, 2021
  • ACC Minnesota

Employment Law Issues in a Remote Work Environment

  • October 21, 2021
  • Department of Energy Contractor Attorneys’ Association Annual Conference

That's Not a Thing Here: Federal and Minnesota Overtime Exemptions

  • October 12, 2021
  • Minnesota SHRM State Conference, Prior Lake, MN

The Remote Work Transformation: Embracing Opportunities and Managing Challenges

  • June 25, 2021
  • National Association of College and University Attorneys Annual Conference

There’s No Place Like Home: Remote Work and The Future of Work

  • February 4, 2021
  • 2021 TCSHRM Legal Summit

Managing a Remote Workforce

  • January 14, 2021
  • Minnesota CLE

Restructuring Your Workforce: Furloughs, Reductions in Force and Compensation Changes in Response to COVID-19

  • May 8, 2020
  • Littler Executive Employer Conference

Restructuring Your Workforce: Furloughs, Reductions in Force and Compensation Changes in Response to COVID-19

  • May 8, 2020
  • Littler Executive Employer Conference

COVID-19 in the Workplace: Recent Developments and Compliance Challenges

  • May 1, 2020
  • Littler Webinar

Managing Minefields – Navigating Employment Laws and Management Challenges

  • February 13, 2020
  • TCSHRM February Legal Summit

Agency Perspectives: Understanding & Complying With the New Minnesota and Minneapolis Wage Theft Acts

  • October 3, 2019
  • 2019 Midwest Employer

Take Action Now: Top-priority Compliance Advice to Respond to the Rapidly Changing Legal Environment

  • October 3, 2019
  • 2019 Midwest Employer

Get Ready! Minnesota's Wage Theft Law is Effective July 1

  • July 2, 2019
  • Littler 2019 Executive Employer

Hold onto Your Hat: 2019 Wage and Hour Update

  • May 9, 2019
  • 2019 National Employer Conference

The Pay Equity Wave Rolls On: What You Need to Know to Stay Afloat

  • November 8, 2018
  • Midwest Employer Conference

Advanced Wage and Hour Topics

  • October 23, 2018
  • SHRM Senior Special Interest Group Meeting, Minneapolis MN

Independent Contractors, Temporary Employees, and Interns… Oh My! Navigating Nonemployees in an Employee Friendly Legal Landscape

  • September 19, 2018
  • TCSHRM Webinar

Investigating Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims

  • February 15, 2018
  • Twin Cities SHRM Legal Summit

Policy Update

  • October 2017
  • Midwest Employer Conference

Wage and Hour Update

  • October 2015
  • Midwest Employer Conference

Additional Thought Leadership

Unexpected Consequences: the Constitutional Implications of Federal Prison Policy for Offenders Considering Abortion

  • 2009
  • 93 Minn. L. Rev. 1377

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