Amy B. Royal has more than 25 years of experience representing management in labor and employment matters. Amy advises and defends employers across the full spectrum of workplace disputes and has extensive experience handling complex employment litigation from inception through trial and appeal. She has successfully defended employers against claims involving wage and hour violations, including class actions, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, disability and accommodation, and workplace safety.
- Successfully defended a restaurant chain in a wage and hour class action involving donning and doffing claims and allegations concerning the proper rate of pay for tipped and non-tipped work
- Obtained a defense judgment in an action alleging violations of statutory tip pooling
- Secured a defense verdict for a pharmaceutical company in an action alleging failure to pay commissions
Admissions
- Arizona
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- New York
- Vermont
- Texas
Education
- J.D., Albany Law School, 2000
- Albany Law Review, Executive Editor
- B.A., English & History, Smith College, 1997
Externships
- Judicial Extern, Hon. Lawrence E. Kahn, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 1999–2000
Honors
- Super Lawyers® distinction, New England
- Top Women of Law, Boston, MA
- Top Women Attorneys, Boston, MA