Kathryn Regina Brown

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Associate

  Firm Name

  Duane Morris LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Obtained summary judgment for non-profit organization in putative class
  collective action alleging novel issues of independent contractor misclassification
  race discrimination, resulting in dismissal of all FLSA
  Pennsylvania state law minimum wage
  overtime claims, ERISA claims,
  race discrimination claim.
  Won motion to dismiss entire complaint filed with Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission alleging claims of discrimination, retaliation
  failure to accommodate.
  Represented automotive industry employer in compensation dispute with former executive.
  Assisted in representation of national cosmetology school in matter involving putative class
  collective action claims in which students alleged they were owed wages for time spent in school clinics.
  Negotiated pre-suit settlement of threatened claims of disability discrimination
  failure to accommodate on behalf of medical professional.
  Obtained dismissal of NLRB Unfair Labor Practice charge alleging unlawful discharge based on protected concerted activities.
  Represented construction company cited by OSHA for serious violations, successfully advocating for reduction in proposed penalties
  extension of abatement deadline.
  Represented restaurant in wage
  hour government audit in which violations were alleged of failure to pay minimum wages
  overtime wages.
  Obtained settlement that the client found favorable of federal lawsuit alleging race discrimination claims.
  Obtained favorable resolution through mediation of lawsuit against printing industry employer involving claims of disability discrimination
  retaliation under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.
  Obtained dismissal of disparate impact claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act on behalf of a hospital.
  Obtained dismissal of an EEOC charge alleging race discrimination on behalf of a non-profit in the healthcare industry.
  Successfully defended owner of nursing home against a TRO
  Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed to enjoin the sale of the nursing home where the sale was not conditioned on the buyer assuming the collective bargaining agreement.
  Pro Bono: Represented Jamaican citizen in achieving Legal Permanent Resident status from the U.S. Citizenship
  Immigration Services
  a visa from the U.S. Department of State, allowing her to reunite with her spouse in the United States.
  Pursuant to court appointment, successfully advocated before state parole board for parolee to remain in mental health treatment programs rather than have parole revoked for parole violation.
  Represented a Russian citizen
  domestic violence survivor in obtaining lawful permanent residency in the United States under the Violence Against Women Act.
  Represented a long-time lawful permanent resident in achieving his goal of U.S. citizenship, successfully advocating for her client to be exempt from the literacy portions of her client's citizenship examination, based on his disabilities.