Todd Nunn is a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment group. His practice focuses on class action defense and labor and employment litigation. Todd has defended class actions on behalf of corporate and governmental clients in California, Washington, and other states. Todd has represented clients in class and collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state laws regarding minimum wage, overtime, compensation plans, exemptions and classifications, rest and meal breaks, enforceability of arbitration agreements, and other wage and hour claims in state, federal, and appellate courts.
Todd’s practice in Washington, focusing on the defense of FLSA and state law class actions, has resulted in court rulings clarifying fundamental concepts of minimum wage, overtime, and break laws. His California practice focuses on the defense of employers in wage and hour class actions and claims under the California Private Attorney General Act. Todd also represents clients in nationwide and statewide breach of contract, consumer protection, government regulation, products liability, and environmental class actions.
Todd writes and speaks extensively on class actions and other litigation topics. He is the co-editor and author of two treatises on class actions and the Washington State Bar Association Civil Procedure Deskbook. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Seattle University School of Law, where he taught classes in complex litigation/class actions and civil procedure.
Experience
- Leading U.S.-based online shopping company for consumers and small business travel in several class actions involving claims for unpaid wages and unreimbursed employee expenses brought on behalf of a broad range of employees in Washington, California, and elsewhere.*
- A government agency against contract, statutory, and equitable class action claims for wages and penalties in relation to the time thousands of government employees spent commuting between their jobs and their homes in government-owned vehicles. Plaintiffs’ claims were dismissed by the court in their entirety.*
*Represents experience with previous employer.
Perspectives
Credentials
Education
- J.D., University of Washington Law School, 1993
- B.A., University of Washington, 1990
Admissions
- Washington
- California