Dias, Amy E.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Amy Dias handles complex employment litigation for employers in administrative, state, and federal court employment actions. She has extensive experience in a broad range of single plaintiff and class action cases, including those arising from alleged discrimination, retaliation, harassment, employment practices, and ERISA, as well those alleging violations of the FLSA, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, OSHA, Title VII, and Sarbanes-Oxley Act. With her understanding of issues concerning employment practices, Amy also routinely counsels clients and lectures on corporate conduct, hiring practices, reductions in force, sexual harassment, noncompete agreements, and investigations/disciplinary actions.

Amy is an experienced lead trial counsel and practices in state, federal, and appellate courts throughout the United States. She has tried numerous cases to verdict and has successfully defeated class certification and/or obtained dismissal of many multiplaintiff and class actions throughout the country. Amy has been recognized multiple times as a leading labor and employment lawyer in Pennsylvania by Chambers USA.

Amy is author of "Recent Developments in Sexual Harassment Law Post Ellerth and Farragher" and "Courts Extend New Sexual Harassment Standards to Racial and National Origin Harassment Claims," which were published in The Jones Day Quarterly and the Pittsburgh Labor & Employment Quarterly in 1999.

Areas of Practice

• Labor & Employment

Representative Cases

• Alderwoods obtains dismissal of plaintiff's Rule 23 state law claims , (2009)
• Alderwoods wins summary judgment in employment discrimination lawsuit , (2009)
• CBS Corporation and Westinghouse Pension Plan defeat ERISA action related to sale of business
• CBS Corporation defeats age discrimination and ERISA case in 3rd Circuit
• CBS Corporation defeats class certification and settles age discrimination and ERISA action , (2009)
• CBS Corporation defeats ERISA class action in 3rd Circuit
• CBS Corporation prevails in 3rd Circuit appeal of ERISA action regarding entitlement to retiree benefits
• CBS Corporation wins dismissal of nationwide putative age discrimination class action
• CBS Corporation wins summary judgment on indemnification and contribution claims in ERISA action by Northrop Grumman
• CBS defends against individual age discrimination lawsuits after dismissal of class action
• CBS obtains favorable settlement in ERISA action
• CBS obtains partial summary judgment dismissing age discrimination class and settles single-plaintiff claims
• CBS obtains summary judgment in ADEA, Title VII and state law discrimination action
• CBS obtains summary judgment in terminated employee's age and disability discrimination action
• CBS settles class and individual ERISA claims related to pension plan amendments
• CBS wins dismissal of former employee's ERISA and ADEA action
• CBS wins summary judgment in disability discrimination action
• Charter Company defends against ERISA action related to survivor benefits
• CitiFinancial win in dismissal of employee defamation and wrongful termination suit is affirmed on appeal
• Crown settles favorably in arbitration in retiree health benefits class action
• CTS Corp obtains favorable settlement in WARN and COBRA action arising out reduction in force at PA plant
• Forgital successfully defends against age discrimination claim
• Fortune 100 telecommunications company settles ERISA and various state law claims
• GE achieves dismissal in former employee's wrongful termination, defamation and breach of contract action
• GE defends against putative nationwide class action alleging discrimination against women in executive pay and promotions , (2009)
• Mattel settles voluntary toy recall litigation , (2009)
• Metal Traders prevails in discrimination lawsuit after eight days of trial , (2009)
• National City Bank of Pennsylvania defeats class certification in bank branch employees' wage and hour FLSA action
• National City Bank of Pennsylvania defends against wage and hour class action
• National City Bank of Pennsylvania wins favorable verdict in contract breach lawsuit , (2009)
• PotashCorp obtains dismissal of suit alleging retaliatory discharge in violation of Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• R.H. Donnelley wins summary judgment in gender and racial discrimination case
• Safelite Glass wins summary judgment in unfair competition action against call center operations
• Schlumberger Resource Management Services wins summary judgment in retaliatory termination action
• SCI and others defend against complaint alleging violations of unpaid overtime , (2009)
• SCI defends against nationwide ERISA and FLSA collective action brought by funeral service workers alleging off-the-clock work , (2009)
• Thomson Consumer Electronics wins summary judgment in discrimination case
• U.S. Steel prevails in "donning & doffing" FLSA case filed by United Steelworkers local union , (2009)
• U.S. Steel wins summary judgment in putative nationwide FLSA collective action of "donning & doffing" , (2009)
• Verizon obtains summary judgment in ADA, FLMA and PHRA case
• Verizon prevails against allegations that plaintiff was wrongfully terminated for "whistleblowing"
• Verizon wins partial summary judgment and settles in ADA, ERISA and COBRA action
• Verizon wins summary judgment in ADA suit alleging disability discrimination
• Verizon Wireless defends against consolidated putative class actions brought under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act , (2008)
• Verizon's motion to dismiss age and gender discrimination claims is granted by district court and upheld by 3rd Circuit
• Westinghouse Government Services obtains injunction to settle strike
• Westinghouse wins summary judgment in age discrimination action by terminated manager

West Practice Categories

Collective Bargaining, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Labor Law, Labor Legislation, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Unfair Labor Practices, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania

Education

• Duquesne University
• U of Pittsburgh- Pitt (Main)

Published Works

• Who Is an Internet Applicant? Final Rule on Recordkeeping for Government Contractors Provides Some Guidance, 2006

Address

500 Grant Street, Suite 4500
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2514

Phones

1.412.394.7915 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.412.394.7959 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com