Overview

About Laura

Laura Rosenbaum is a partner in the Labor and Employment group. She represents clients in employment-related litigation in court and before administrative agencies. Her experience includes defending employers against a wide range of employment claims relating to employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation; medical leave laws; disability accommodation; wage and hour disputes; and workplace torts, as well as litigating non-competition agreements. Her practice also involves counseling employers on employment-related issues; conducting internal investigations; and preparing employee contracts, handbooks, and policies. Laura also conducts internal investigations for clients into employment-related issues including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Before joining Stoel Rives, Laura worked as an associate for Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston. She worked as a law clerk for the Honorable Nancy Gertner, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and as a summer associate for Morrison and Foerster LLP, San Francisco. She also taught high school at the American School of Paris.

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Experience

Experience

  • Secured summary judgment for employer on lawsuit alleging disability discrimination and failure to accommodate. Successfully defended summary judgment victory on appeal before Ninth Circuit.
  • Secured dismissal of employment discrimination and ERISA claims. Successfully defended employer-favorable ruling on appeal before Ninth Circuit.
  • Obtained summary judgment in U.S. District Court dismissing lawsuit alleging race discrimination and retaliation.
  • Obtained summary judgment in Oregon state court dismissing lawsuit alleging wrongful termination and retaliation.
  • Secured dismissal of breach of contract claims brought by independent contractor.
  • Negotiated favorable settlement for employer in arbitration proceeding alleging class and collective action claims for violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
  • Secured defense verdict for Nike, Inc. after two-week jury trial on whistleblower retaliation claims.
  • Assisted in obtaining complete defense verdict at trial for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest in race discrimination and retaliation case.
  • Obtained dismissal of sex and age discrimination case for Nike, Inc., based on complex jurisdictional issues.
  • Successfully defended Fortune 100 companies, as well as mid-size and smaller employers, against complaints before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries and other state agencies.
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Honors

Honors & Activities

  • Included in The Best Lawyers in America® (Labor Law—Management, Litigation—Labor and Employment), 2022–2024
  • Listed among Rising Stars (Employment Litigation: Defense, Employment & Labor), Oregon Super Lawyers®, 2015–2016
  • Selected as a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation
  • Board Member, Friends of the Children—Portland
  • Former Board Member, I Have a Dream Foundation, Oregon
  • Former Board Member, Northwest Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Association
  • Former Co-Coordinator, Stoel Rives-SHRM Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference
  • Member, American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
  • Member, Oregon State Bar, Labor and Employment Section
  • Member, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel
  • Member, Multnomah Bar Association
  • Member, Oregon Women Lawyers
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Insights & Presentations

Insights & Presentations

Laura has presented to clients on numerous employment-related topics, including:

  • Speaker, “Paid Leave Oregon Update—The First 60 Days,” Stoel Rives LLP webinar, November 16, 2023
  • Speaker, “Best Practices in Employee Separations, Including Reductions in Force,” SHRM/Stoel Rives 21st Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, March 9, 2023
  • Speaker, “Are you Ready for Oregon Paid Leave?” Webinar for Oregon Business & Industry, October 27, 2022
  • Speaker, “Oregon Paid Family Leave—Are you Prepared?” Stoel Rives LLP webinar, October 6, 2022
  • Speaker, “Important Changes to Nondisclosure and Settlement Agreements,” Stoel Rives webinar, June 9, 2022
  • Speaker, “Accommodations,” SHRM/Stoel Rives 20th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, March 2, 2022
  • Speaker, “Mastering the Fundamentals: The ADA and the Interactive Process,” Stoel Rives LLP webinar, April 22, 2021
  • Speaker, “The Leave Law Jigsaw Puzzle,” SHRM/Stoel Rives 19th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, March 4, 2021
  • Speaker, “Navigating the Oregon Workplace Fairness Act,” SHRM/Stoel Rives 19th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, March 3, 2021
  • Speaker, “Managing the COVID-Era Workplace Part 1: The ADA, Wage and Hour Laws, and Other Considerations” Stoel Rives LLP webinar, June 11, 2020
  • Speaker, “Taming the COVID-19 Chaos: What Employers Need to Know Part 2,” Stoel Rives LLP webinar, March 18, 2020
  • Speaker, “Taming the COVID-19 Chaos: What Employers Need to Know,” Stoel Rives LLP webinar, March 13, 2020
  • Speaker, “Reasonable Accommodations,” SHRM/Stoel Rives 18th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, February 27, 2020
  • Speaker, “Oregon’s New Equal Pay Act,” SHRM/Stoel Rives 17th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, February 27, 2019
  • Speaker, “Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace,” Stoel Rives Breakfast Briefing Seminar, June 7, 2018
  • Speaker, “The Bermuda Triangle of FMLA, ADA, and Sick Leave,” SHRM/Stoel Rives 16th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, February 28, 2018
  • Speaker, “Sexual Harassment in the Workplace,” Stoel Rives Breakfast Briefing Seminar, December 13, 2017
  • Speaker, “Employment Law Basics for Start-Ups,” TiE XL Entrepreneur Boot Camp, March 2017 and June 2017
  • Speaker, “Wage and Hour Litigation Update,” Enterprise Risk Management Symposium, March 2017
  • Speaker, “Oddities of Oregon Law,” SHRM/Stoel Rives 15th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, March 2017
  • Speaker, “Oregon Sick Leave,” SHRM/Stoel Rives 15th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, March 2017
  • Speaker, “Employee Classification Best Practices with an Update on the New Department of Labor Regulations,” Stoel Rives Breakfast Briefing Seminar, September 2016
  • Speaker, “Best Practices in Hiring/Onboarding New Employees,” SHRM/Stoel Rives 14th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, March 2016
  • Speaker, “Navigating Agency Complaints,” SHRM/Stoel Rives 13th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, March 2015
  • Speaker, “Top Wage and Hour Tips for Employers,” Stoel Rives Breakfast Briefing Seminar, September 2014
  • Speaker, “Conducting Internal Investigations,” Lorman Seminar, December 2013
  • Speaker, “Practical ADA Inquiries,” SHRM 11th Annual Employment Law Conference, February 2013
  • Speaker, “Internal Investigations,” Stoel Rives Labor & Employment Seminar, October 2012
  • Speaker, “Responding to Agency Complaints,” SHRM 10th Annual Employment Law Conference, March 2012
  • Speaker, “Managing the Injured Worker (dealing with leave laws),” Stoel Rives Labor & Employment Seminar, July 2011
  • Speaker, “Current Whistleblowing Laws,” SHRM 9th Annual Employment Law Conference, March 2010
  • Speaker, “How to Conduct a Reduction-in-Force,” Presentation to Nonprofit Human Resources Professionals, Spring 2009



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