Kristin L. Bauer

Kristin L. Bauer is a Principal in the Dallas, Texas, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She represents management exclusively in workplace law and related litigation.

In addition to handling an active employment litigation docket, Ms. Bauer counsels management on preventive strategies, including termination decisions, investigations, employment agreements, non-compete and non-solicitation issues, wage and hour laws, policies and handbooks, and other issues affecting the workplace. She also provides advice and counsel to employers on the numerous laws touching ill and injured workers, including the ADA, the FMLA, and related state laws, and strategies to manage those risks. Ms. Bauer frequently speaks on a number of employment-related topics.

While attending law school, Ms. Bauer was the head articles editor for the Houston Journal of International Law. Ms. Bauer was a judicial clerk to the Honorable Mary Milloy, U.S. Magistrate Judge, in her first year as a licensed attorney.

Pro Bono and Community Involvement

•Attorneys Serving the Community
•The Family Place, a nonprofit agency serving the victims of domestic violence and their families, General Counsel (2005 - present)
•Helping Hands for The Family Place, Past President (2004)

Honors and Recognitions

•Dallas Junior Chamber of Commerce, Outstanding Young Dallasite (2010)
•National Association of Women Lawyers Virginia S. Mueller Outstanding Member Award (2012)

Published Works

•“Get Your Disability and Leave Management House in Order,” Society for Human Resource Management Viewpoint (June 2016) [Co-Author]
• Pregnancy Discrimination Reexamined: Accommodations for Pregnancy Under the ADAAA, Women Lawyers Journal Vol. 98 no. 3 (2013) [Co-Author]
• Evaluating Disabilities and Accommodation under ADAAA, Dallas Bar Association’s Headnotes [pg.5] (December 2012) [Co-Author]
•Real World Solutions (Thompson Publishing Family and Medical Leave Handbook, August 2008) [Co-Author]
•Real World Solutions (Thompson Publishing Family and Medical Leave Handbook, May 2008) [Co-Author]
• Workplace Wellness Programs: A Prescription for a Healthy Bottom Line, But With What (Legal) Side Effects? HR Matters Magazine (Winter 2007) [Author]
•New Approach to Managing Leave Laws May Reduce Employers’ Costs, Risks (Thompson Publishing Family and Medical Leave Handbook 13.11, February 2006) [Co-Author]

Kristin L. Bauer In the News

The Best Lawyers in America 2020 Honors Jackson Lewis Attorneys

August 15, 2019 • Jackson Lewis

Jackson Lewis Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2019

August 15, 2018 • Jackson Lewis

Kristin Bauer and Ted Kazaglis Author Managing Leaves of Absence in a Changing Legal Landscape

July 13, 2018 • PEO Insider

Kristin L. Bauer Publications

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Judge’s Decision Halts Dallas from Enforcing Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

March 31, 2020

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Paid Sick Leave in Dallas and San Antonio Effective August 1

June 27, 2019

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ADA Does Not Provide Medical Leave Entitlement to Worker Seeking Post-FMLA Leave, Seventh Circuit Holds

September 25, 2017

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Kristin L. Bauer Blog Posts

Disability, Leave & Health Management

Judge’s Decision Halts Dallas from Enforcing Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

March 31, 2020
Disability, Leave & Health Management

Texas Paid Sick Leave Update: San Antonio, Dallas, Austin

November 25, 2019
Corporate Compliance & White Collar Advisor

Considerations in Selecting an Investigator

September 19, 2019