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Michael Strauss

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Employment Mediator and Arbitrator



Michael Strauss is an employment mediator with Alternative Resolution Centers and an employment arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. As a litigation attorney, he represented both employees and employers, with a primary focus on class actions and mass arbitrations concerning wage and hour disputes.

Wake Forest Univ SOL; Winston-Salem NC



Columns
Title Category Published
PAGA reforms will change the ADR landscape Labor/Employment Aug. 5, 2024
Tips for mediating your next wage and hour case Alternative Dispute Resolution Jul. 7, 2023

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Michael Gonzales, individually and on behalf of all aggrieved employees, et al. v. Charter Communications LLC Employment Law Plaintiff Apr. 14, 2023
Louis Newell, an individual, for himself and those similarly situated; Miguel Calderon, an individual for himself and those similarly situated v. Ensign United States Drilling (California) Inc. Employment Law Plaintiff Nov. 18, 2022
Anthony Barahona, an individual, for himself and those similarly situated v. Rabobank, N.A., Mechanics Bank, N.A., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law Plaintiff Oct. 14, 2022
Doug Miner, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Ecolab Inc. Employment Law Plaintiff Sep. 30, 2022
Robert Bankwitz, an individual; William Jacobo, an individual, on behalf of themselves and other persons similarly situated v. Ecolab Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law Plaintiff Jun. 18, 2021
Edgar Orozco, an individual, for himself and those similarly situated v. Ardent Companies Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law Plaintiff Apr. 10, 2020
Reginald Savannah, an individual; Troy O'Prien, an individual, for themselves and those similarly situated v. Sodexo Inc., Sodexo Remote Sites, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law Plaintiff Aug. 27, 2016
Mathew Ross, an individual, for himself and those similarly situated; Robert Magee, an individual, for himself and those similarly situated, and Roes 1 through 30,000 and the proposed class v. Ecolab Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law Plaintiff Nov. 21, 2015
Brian Newton v. Parker Drilling Management Services Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law Plaintiff Oct. 17, 2015
Doug Ladore, an individual, for himself and those similarly situated; Moes 1 through 3000 and the proposed class v. Ecolab Inc., et al. Employment Law Plaintiff Nov. 30, 2013
Title Category Published
PAGA reforms will change the ADR landscape Labor/Employment Aug. 5, 2024
Tips for mediating your next wage and hour case Alternative Dispute Resolution Jul. 7, 2023
Case Name Topic Role Published
Michael Gonzales, individually and on behalf of all aggrieved employees, et al. v. Charter Communications LLC Employment Law Plaintiff Apr. 14, 2023
Louis Newell, an individual, for himself and those similarly situated; Miguel Calderon, an individual for himself and those similarly situated v. Ensign United States Drilling (California) Inc. Employment Law Plaintiff Nov. 18, 2022
Anthony Barahona, an individual, for himself and those similarly situated v. Rabobank, N.A., Mechanics Bank, N.A., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law Plaintiff Oct. 14, 2022
Doug Miner, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Ecolab Inc. Employment Law Plaintiff Sep. 30, 2022
Robert Bankwitz, an individual; William Jacobo, an individual, on behalf of themselves and other persons similarly situated v. Ecolab Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law Plaintiff Jun. 18, 2021
Edgar Orozco, an individual, for himself and those similarly situated v. Ardent Companies Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law Plaintiff Apr. 10, 2020
Reginald Savannah, an individual; Troy O'Prien, an individual, for themselves and those similarly situated v. Sodexo Inc., Sodexo Remote Sites, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law Plaintiff Aug. 27, 2016
Mathew Ross, an individual, for himself and those similarly situated; Robert Magee, an individual, for himself and those similarly situated, and Roes 1 through 30,000 and the proposed class v. Ecolab Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law Plaintiff Nov. 21, 2015
Brian Newton v. Parker Drilling Management Services Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law Plaintiff Oct. 17, 2015
Doug Ladore, an individual, for himself and those similarly situated; Moes 1 through 3000 and the proposed class v. Ecolab Inc., et al. Employment Law Plaintiff Nov. 30, 2013