Daniel Kaplan is a partner and litigation attorney who counsels employers in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including wage and hour, employment contracts, confidentiality and non-compete agreements, worker’s and unemployment compensation, family and medical leave, disability accommodations and compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, and all state, federal and local discrimination laws. Dan has experience litigating before various state and federal agencies, various state courts, and federal courts throughout the country, including the Supreme Court.
In addition, Dan works with employers on employee and supervisor training and traditional labor matters, such as union organizing, collective bargaining, grievance processes and arbitration. Dan also has extensive experience in defending and advising employers on safety and health-related matters under the Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA). Dan has defended employers in OSHA matters throughout the country and in over three dozen matters involving employee fatalities.
Dan also regularly counsels employers on affirmative action obligations under Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, affirmative action plans, AAP audits, and all matters involving the OFCCP. Dan has represented employers throughout the country on their AAP needs, including petitions to the OFCCP for functional plan development, defense of desk and on-site plan audits, and litigation.
Dan’s wage and hour experience includes regularly representing national and international clients in federal and state courts, as well as the United States Supreme Court, on FLSA collective action claims and state wage and hour class actions claims.
Dan joined Foley in 1995 after practicing law for a large firm in Salt Lake City, Utah, for three years in the same areas.
Prémios e reconhecimentos
Dan was selected as a “Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyer” by Lawdragon (2021-2022) and is listed in the Marquis Who’s Who in America (2024).
Dan has been Peer Review Rated as BV Distinguished®, a mark of excellence in the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ system.
Specifically for his labor and employment work, Dan was one of only three Wisconsin attorneys recognized in the Who’s Who of Legal Management Labour & Employment Lawyers (2011 – 2016).
Dan has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the fields of Labor and Employment Law (2007 – 2011, 2023 – 2024), Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment (2011 – 2024). He has been named the Best Lawyers® Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year” in Madison (2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019).
In addition, again for his labor and employment work, Dan has been included in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business since 2008-2025, and selected for inclusion to the Wisconsin Super Lawyers list since 2010.
Filiações
Dan fez parte do conselho de administração da Secção de Direito do Trabalho e do Emprego da Ordem dos Advogados do Estado do Wisconsin (para a qual foi eleito em duas ocasiões distintas) e é membro da Ordem dos Advogados do Estado do Wisconsin.
Apresentações e publicações
- "O que fazer quando a OSHA bate à sua porta - Melhores práticas para lidar com uma investigação da OSHA", Conferência Anual do Conselho de Segurança do Wisconsin de 2019, Wisconsin Dells, WI (17 de abril de 2019)
- "An Update for Federal Contractors - The "New" Transparent OFCCP," Simpósio de Práticas Avançadas de Direito do Trabalho e do Emprego, Las Vegas, NV (3 de abril de 2019)
- "An Update for Federal Contractors - the OFCCP Under a Trump Administration," Simpósio de Práticas Avançadas de Direito do Trabalho e do Emprego, Las Vegas, NV (11 de abril de 2018)
- "Investigações no local de trabalho: What to Do & What to Avoid," Simpósio de Práticas Avançadas de Direito do Trabalho e do Emprego, Las Vegas, NV (16 de março de 2016)
- "Managing Employee Leave - Setting Policy, Staying in Compliance," Simpósio de Práticas Avançadas de Direito do Trabalho e do Emprego, Las Vegas, NV (16 de março de 2016)
- "Questões exclusivas enfrentadas pelos contratantes federais - OFCCP e mais", Simpósio de Práticas Avançadas de Direito do Trabalho e Emprego, Las Vegas, NV (9 de abril de 2015)
- “Update for Federal Contractors – the New Regulations Hit Home (and Other New Matters),” Labor & Employment Law Advanced Practices Symposium, Las Vegas, NV (March 13, 2014)
- “Leave Your Leave Troubles Behind: Your Guide to Managing All Types of Employee Leaves,” Labor & Employment Law Advanced Practices Symposium, Las Vegas, NV (March 12, 2014)
- “FMLA and Other Employee Leaves – New Challenges, New Insights,” Labor & Employment Law Advanced Practices Symposium, Las Vegas, NV (April 5, 2013)
- “Navigating Legal and PR Challenges When Confronted with an OSHA Inspection or Citation,” Wisconsin Safety Council’s Food Safety Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI (February 19, 2013)
- “Labor & Employment Law and Case Update: Year-In-Review,” Health, Labor and Employment Law Institute, Wisconsin Dells, WI (August 23, 2012)
- “OFCCP & More – Unique Issues for Federal Contractors,” Labor & Employment Law Advanced Practices Symposium, Las Vegas, NV (March 23, 2012)
Liderança de pensamento
Dan has been a presenter at numerous employment seminars, including seminars for the Wisconsin State Bar Association, the Labor Letter (a management-side employment law publication), the Labor Employment Advanced Practices Symposium, the Society of Human Resource Management, MRA – the Management Association, the Human Resources Specialist, and the Wisconsin Safety Council, among others.
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