Katelynn M. Williams

Senior Counsel

Katelynn M. Williams

Senior Counsel

Katelynn Williams helps businesses navigate their relationships with—and legal obligations to—what’s often called their most important asset: employees.

She is a senior counsel with Foley & Lardner LLP, where she is a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice. From proactive counseling to contentious litigation, Katelynn helps employers navigate their legal obligations and strategies in a wide variety of labor and employment-related issues.

Katelynn represents employers in discrimination and retaliation claims, wage & hour class actions, trade secret misappropriation litigation, labor arbitrations, and more. She also advises clients on the Occupational Safety & Health Act and its state law counterparts. In addition, Katelynn handles internal investigations and provides respectful workplace training for clients seeking a professional outside voice.

Katelynn currently serves as President of the Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association. She is also a member of the Dane County Boys and Girls Club Human Resources Committee. In her spare time, Katelynn volunteers as an assistant high school cross country coach.

Awards and Recognition

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Labor and Employment Law – Management (2023-2024)
  • Wisconsin Super Lawyers® Rising StarEmployment & Labor (2023)

Affiliations

  • President, Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association
  • Dane County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Legal Associate of Women
  • Western District of Wisconsin Pro Bono Committee, Co-chair
  • Dane County Boys and Girls’ Club Human Resources Committee
27 March 2024 Events

Independent Contractor and Joint Employer Challenges — the New Rules from the NLRB and DOL

Employers and businesses are faced with new challenges regarding Joint Employer and Independent Contractor focus and rule changes.
05 February 2024 Legal News: Distribution & Franchise

The Department of Labor Returns to the Totality-of-the-Circumstances Test for Worker Classification

On January 9, 2024, the United States Department of Labor issued its long-awaited final rule regarding worker classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
16 January 2024 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Worker Classification under the FLSA, Returning to More Employee-Friendly Analysis 

On January 9, 2024, the United States Department of Labor issued its long-awaited final rule regarding worker classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
11 December 2023 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

Teenagers Making a Buck Over School Break? Employers Beware: The Department of Labor Dictates When and Where

For many kids (and school staff), the last bell before winter break heralds freedom and fun. But many teenagers also use the extended time off from school to squeeze in some extra paid work.
16 November 2023 Honors and Awards

Foley Attorneys Named 2023 Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that 18 of its attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2023 Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
17 August 2023 Honors and Awards

Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced today that 236 of the firm’s attorneys across 20 U.S. offices have received recognition in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.