About Kimberly
Kimberly A. Yates focuses her practice on labor and employment litigation, particularly in the areas of:Wage and hour collective and class action mattersRestrictive covenant contracts and non-competes casesDiscrimination and retaliation lawsuitsOriginally from mid-Missouri, she currently resides in southern Illinois and predominately practices in Missouri and Illinois federal and state courts and represents clients across a multitude of industries, ranging from national restaurant chains and retailers to insurance brokerages and universities. She has specific experience with claims arising under:The Fair Labor Standards Act and Missouri Wage LawsTitle VIIThe Americans with Disabilities ActThe Family and Medical Leave ActThe Missouri Human Rights ActMissouri and Illinois state laws governing the employment relationshipShe also drafted substantial portions of Missouri's revised Dram Shop law, which was subjected to heavy judicial scrutiny and survived a constitutional challenge.Additionally, Kim provides client counseling concerning risk management and compliance with state and federal employment laws. A frequent speaker and lecturer on labor and employment matters, she also trains executives and management on:Wage and hour compliancePersonnel policies and practicesEmployee discipline and dischargeWorkplace safetyKim is a member of the core team of the firm's Associates Committee and a member of the Talent Advisory Council.In law school, Kim was lead articles editor for the Journal of Dispute Resolution. Prior to beginning a career in law, she worked for a global distribution company as a national account manager in its health and beauty care division and as a human resources executive.
Kimberly A. Yates focuses her practice on labor and employment litigation, particularly in the areas of:Wage and hour collective and class action mattersRestrictive covenant contracts and non-competes casesDiscrimination and retaliation lawsuitsOriginally from mid-Missouri, she currently resides in southern Illinois and predominately practices in Missouri and Illinois federal and state courts and represents clients across a multitude of industries, ranging from national restaurant chains and retailers to insurance brokerages and universities. She has specific experience with claims arising under:The Fair Labor Standards Act and Missouri Wage LawsTitle VIIThe Americans with Disabilities ActThe Family and Medical Leave ActThe Missouri Human Rights ActMissouri and Illinois state laws governing the employment relationshipShe also drafted substantial portions of Missouri's revised Dram Shop law, which was subjected to heavy judicial scrutiny and survived a constitutional challenge.Additionally, Kim provides client counseling concerning risk management and compliance with state and federal employment laws. A frequent speaker and lecturer on labor and employment matters, she also trains executives and management on:Wage and hour compliancePersonnel policies and practicesEmployee discipline and dischargeWorkplace safetyKim is a member of the core team of the firm's Associates Committee and a member of the Talent Advisory Council.In law school, Kim was lead articles editor for the Journal of Dispute Resolution. Prior to beginning a career in law, she worked for a global distribution company as a national account manager in its health and beauty care division and as a human resources executive.
Kimberly A. Yates focuses her practice on labor and employment litigation, particularly in the areas of:
Originally from mid-Missouri, she currently resides in southern Illinois and predominately practices in Missouri and Illinois federal and state courts and represents clients across a multitude of industries, ranging from national restaurant chains and retailers to insurance brokerages and universities. She has specific experience with claims arising under:
She also drafted substantial portions of Missouri's revised Dram Shop law, which was subjected to heavy judicial scrutiny and survived a constitutional challenge.
Additionally, Kim provides client counseling concerning risk management and compliance with state and federal employment laws. A frequent speaker and lecturer on labor and employment matters, she also trains executives and management on:
Kim is a member of the core team of the firm's Associates Committee and a member of the Talent Advisory Council.
In law school, Kim was lead articles editor for the Journal of Dispute Resolution. Prior to beginning a career in law, she worked for a global distribution company as a national account manager in its health and beauty care division and as a human resources executive.
