Ayah Housini is a litigation associate and a member of the Labor & Employment Practice Group. Ayah represents clients in all aspects of labor and employment matters, including pre-litigation administrative charges, pleadings, motion practice, and discovery. She also has experience litigating pro bono matters, including first-chair hearing appearances. Ayah is based in the firm’s Dallas office.
During her time in law school, Ayah served as Managing Editor of Publication for the Texas International Law Journal and Chair of Texas Law’s Board of Advocates. She was also a summer associate with the firm in 2022.
Prior to joining the firm, Ayah interned with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and the U.S. Senate.
Participação na comunidade
- Dallas Bar Association, Member
- Dallas Women Lawyers Association, Member
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Member
- Dallas-Fort Worth Muslim Bar Association, Member
Apresentações e publicações
- Co-Author, “Beyond Maternity Leave: How Employment Law is Catching Up with Women’s Health Priorities,” JD Supra (October 7, 2025)
- Author, “New York’s Warehouse Worker Protection Act Goes Into Effect June 1, 2025: What Employers Need to Know,” The National Law Review (May 19, 2025)
- Author, “Rooted in Change: Texas Enacts the CROWN Act,” JD Supra (January 17, 2024)
- Author, “Bump in the Road: Federal Judge Selectively Halts Enforcement of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in Texas,” JD Supra (April 16, 2024)
- Author, “Redefining Workplace Safety: OSHA’s Updated Hazard Communication Rule Explained,” JD Supra (September 10, 2024)
- Co-Author, “Texas Federal Court Vacates 2024 Fair Labor Standards Act Salary Basis Rule, Reversing Prior July Increase,” JD Supra (November 18, 2024)
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Colorado adiciona nova licença para UTIN ao FAMLI: o que os empregadores devem saber
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Para além da licença de maternidade: Como o direito do trabalho está a acompanhar as prioridades de saúde das mulheres
Não há muito tempo, a licença de maternidade paga era um benefício de ponta para as mulheres no mercado de trabalho. Hoje em dia, a conversa está a expandir-se para além da licença de maternidade, à medida que as legislaturas estatais e as entidades patronais consideram novas protecções no local de trabalho para as necessidades de saúde das mulheres em geral - desde tratamentos de fertilidade a perdas reprodutivas e menopausa.
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New York’s Warehouse Worker Protection Act Goes Into Effect June 1, 2025: What Employers Need to Know
In 2024, the state of New York passed the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (WWPA) in response to increasing concerns over warehouse worker...
Texas Federal Court Vacates 2024 Fair Labor Standards Act Salary Basis Rule, Reversing Prior July Increase
Share on TwitterShare by EmailShareBack to topFederal District Court Judge Sean Jordan of the Eastern District of Texas today ordered vacatur of the 2024 final rule previously announced by the Department of Labor that saw the first increases to the salary basis requirement in decades.
Redefinindo a segurança no local de trabalho: explicação sobre a regra atualizada da OSHA para comunicação de riscos
Em maio de 2024, a Administração de Segurança e Saúde Ocupacional emitiu uma regra final para alterar a Norma de Comunicação de Perigos, alinhando-a mais estreitamente com a sétima revisão do Sistema Globalmente Harmonizado de Classificação e Rotulagem de Produtos Químicos das Nações Unidas.
Bump in the Road: Federal Judge Selectively Halts Enforcement of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in Texas
In a recent decision, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas suspended enforcement of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act with respect to public employers in the state.