Practice Areas
Admissions
- Missouri
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Education
J.D., Washington University School of Law, magna cum laude, 2013; Order of the Coif; Washington University Law Review
M.A., DePaul University, with distinction, 2009
B.A., University of Tulsa, summa cum laude, 2007
Profile
With experience advising on employment matters, Lauren Daming represents clients facing issues related to discrimination, leave and accommodations, wage and hour issues, employee benefits, and traditional labor issues. Her litigation experience includes the representation of clients in a variety of employment disputes in federal and state court, as well as in arbitration and before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and National Labor Relations Board.
Recognizing that privacy issues impact virtually every aspect of the employment relationship, Lauren is experienced in counseling clients regarding the many privacy issues that affect employers. Her experience includes both advising and representing clients in privacy-related employment litigation on topics involving privacy torts; pre-employment concerns such as background checks, drug testing, and best practices for interviewing candidates; medical screenings and employer obligations under the ADA and GINA; employee monitoring and surveillance; and employee data collection, such as issues involving the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), biometric information, and facial recognition technology. She also handles complex litigation matters, including those involving intensive electronic discovery aspects. Lauren is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US).
Lauren frequently writes and presents on all labor and employment topics, including arbitration, the Fair Labor Standards Act, BIPA, and numerous other issues that affect all types of employers.
Professional Affiliations
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Community/Civic Activities
- The Little Bit Foundation
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Missouri Coalition for the Right to Counsel, volunteer attorney
Honors & Awards
Honors & Awards
- Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Employment & Labor, 2017-19
- FOCUS St. Louis, Emerging Leaders, Spring Class of 2015
- Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Clinic Law Student, 2013
- Academic Excellence Awards in Employment Law, Complex Civil Litigation, Business Acquisitions and Law & Economics
- The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch," 2021
Experience
Representative Matters
- Counsel employers in a variety of industries regarding compliance with the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) and other workplace privacy obligations.
- Defense of class action brought under BIPA.
- Obtained summary judgment for transportation company in defamation suit brought by former employee.
- Member of trial team that secured defense verdict on workers’ compensation retaliation claim.
- Member of trial team that secured favorable verdict in commercial dispute involving significant labor issues.
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Obtained dismissal of discrimination and retaliation claims against health system.
- Obtained dismissal of discrimination and retaliation claims against health system.
News & Insights
News
- August 20, 2020
- Workest, April 3, 2020
- Interview with Lauren Daming, "Back to Basics: The nitty-gritty of the FLSA's overtime requirements"HR Dive, September 30, 2019
- Business Law Daily, June 10, 2019
- November 2018
- Society for Human Resource Management, October 18, 2018
- October 2016
- Human Resource Executive, June 30, 2016
- Interview with Lauren Daming, “Can Employers Enforce Class-Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements?”Society for Human Resource Management, June 16, 2016
Seminars & Speaking Engagements
- Greensfelder's Employment Law Seminar, St. Louis, MO, October 24, 2019
- “Top 10 Employment Mistakes Startups Make”SixThirty, December 6, 2016
- November 30, 2016
- 2016 Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry Wage and Hour Seminar, November 1, 2016
- "New Challenges Facing Employers in 2016”Northeast Missouri Area Chapter of SHRM, October 19, 2016
- New Challenges Facing Employers in 2016May 18, 2016
- NAW Spring 2016 Billion Dollar HR Roundtable, May 4, 2016
- "Why does employment law matter if my company doesn’t have employees?"TechArtista, St. Louis, March 9, 2016
- “The Dynamic Changing Workforce”Society of Human Resource Management, Hannibal, Missouri, August 19, 2015
- “Employee or Independent Contractor? Navigating Difficult Employee Classification Issues”HRMA Annual Legal Roundtable, February 2015
- “Understanding Legal Aspects of Small Business: Nonprofit Organizations”Mission: Veterans 2 Entrepreneurs, April 2014
Publications
Blog Posts
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 8, 2021
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 8, 2021
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 7, 2021
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , April 2, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 25, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 22, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 22, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , October 17, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , September 24, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , February 6, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 31, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 18, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 18, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , May 21, 2018
- Plans, Perks & Pay | Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Blog, May 21, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , February 27, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , February 8, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , February 8, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 10, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , September 7, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , September 1, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , April 13, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , February 21, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 30, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 25, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , June 22, 2016
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , June 6, 2016
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , May 18, 2016
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , May 17, 2016
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 13, 2016
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , September 9, 2015
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , July 15, 2015
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , June 3, 2015
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 26, 2015
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 16, 2015