Christine Hogan

Christine is a Shareholder in Maynard Nexsen's Labor & Employment practice group. An accomplished litigator, she has extensive experience handling complex employment litigation, with particular expertise in wage and hour class and collective actions. She also counsels employers on a broad range of workplace matters, bringing a practical, strategic, and results-oriented approach to both litigation and compliance.

Christine has successfully represented employers in single-plaintiff and class/collective actions, frequently securing favorable outcomes at the early stages of litigation. Her experience encompasses a wide range of wage and hour issues, including minimum wage and overtime compliance, incentive compensation, employee exemption status, and independent contractor classification, as well as discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims. She regularly advises employers on day-to-day employment matters, including employee counseling and discipline, terminations, reductions in force, leaves of absence, and reasonable accommodations. She drafts and reviews employment agreements, employee handbooks, and onboarding materials. Christine also conducts manager and HR trainings, internal wage and hour audits, and workplace investigations to help employers mitigate risk and maintain compliance with applicable employment laws.

A recognized thought leader in the field, Christine has co-authored reference books on independent contractor classification and the strategic use of robotics, artificial intelligence, and automation for corporate compliance. She also writes frequently on emerging employment law developments, including the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace.

Christine earned her J.D., cum laude, from St. John's University School of Law, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the St. John's Law Review. She received her B.A. in Psychology, with a minor in Ancient Civilizations, from Boston College.

Community & Professional

• Federal Bar Association
• Women's Bar Association of Orange & Sullivan Counties
• LGBT Bar Association of New York

Recognition

• New York Metro Super Lawyers®, Employment Law (2021-2026)
• New York Metro Super Lawyers® Rising Star (2015-2019)