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Wendy D. Choi

Wendy D. Choi is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s New Jersey office. She defends employers in complex labor and employment litigation and assists with day-to-day employment matters, including reviewing employee handbooks and policies, counseling on wage and hour compliance, and responding to administrative charges filed with the EEOC and state agencies. Wendy also handles transactional employment work.

Prior to entering private practice, Wendy interned at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and in the Southern District of New York.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has confirmed that a 30-minute unpaid meal period can remain FLSA-compliant even where employees voluntarily spend part of the break walking to parking or clearing security, provided they are fully relieved of duties.


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