Lisa Matukaitis
Lisa Matukaitis
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania (PA)
Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
Employment & Labor
Civil Rights/First Amendment
Profile
Lisa Matukaitis, Esq., founder of Matukaitis Law LLC, exclusively represents individuals in employment and civil rights litigation, from discrimination and retaliation to wage and hour violations. Experienced in federal, state, and administrative proceedings, Ms. Matukaitis routinely appears before private and court-annexed mediators, the United States EEOC, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Ms. Matukaitis has a particular emphasis on pregnancy, motherhood, and family responsibility discrimination cases. She is admitted to practice law in Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
Shortly after opening her law firm doors in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Ms. Matukaitis and her cases began grabbing state and local media attention with headlines such as "Pa. Female Trooper Alleges Gender Bias in Promotionsr", "Researcher Claims WellSpan Age Discrimination", and "Mom Fights for Law against 'Maternal Profiling'." In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Matukaitis has spoken to national audiences and published articles on race, class, and gender issues, including as a Contributing Author for the American Bar Association’s Employment Discrimination Manual and The Impact of Domestic Violence on Your Practice. She has been involved in landmark appellate litigation in courts around the country, including cases involving the constitutional right to access the courts.
Ms. Matukaitis has appeared on ABC News World News with Charlie Gibson and Comcast Newsmakers to discuss maternal profiling and discrimination against mothers and families.
Selected To
2012 Pennsylvania Rising Stars
Pennsylvania Rising Stars 2011
About Lisa Matukaitis
Admitted: 2006, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: www.matlawllc.com/matukaitis-law-firm.cfm
Honors and Awards:
- Outstanding Note Law Review, 2000
Bar/Professional Activity:
- "Dealing with the Problem Employee," Presentation for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (June 2011), 2011
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Dress for Success Central Pennsylvania, Presentation, 2011
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Burtman v. Lance, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21278 (2008) (Rambo, J.) (Former employee's Age Discrimination in Employment Act and workers' compensation retaliation claims survived summary judgment given the age of his replacement and a comment made at the time of his termination) , 2008
- Tillison v. Capitol Bus. Co., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51851 (Rambo, J) (third shift housekeeper's Title VII sexual harassment claims against Bus Company survive summary judgment)., 2008
- Snyder v. Admin. Office of PA Courts, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114311 (Kane, J.)(denying State's Motion to Dismiss on FMLA claim and holding that Eleventh Amendment Immunity does not bar FMLA self-care suits against individual supervisors in the individual capacities), 2010
- Beamer v. Herman Chiropractic Center et al., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105621 (Caldwell, J.)(denial of Employer's motion for summary judgment of pregnant chiropractor's Title VII and Pennsylvania Human Relations Act sex and pregnancy discrimination claims and breach of contract claims)., 2011
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- "Officials Explain Ins and Outs of Unemployment Eligibility in Pennsylvania," (Dan Miller), The Patriot News (October 23, 2009), 2009
- "Pa. Female Trooper Alleges Gender Bias in Promotions," Dana DiFillippo, Philadelphia Daily News (November 13, 2009)., 2009
- "Silver Spring Township Policewoman Files Sex Discrimination Suit," (Matt Miller) The Patriot-News (August 20, 2010), 2010
- "New Jersey Woman Alleges Pregnancy Discrimination while EEOC Calls for Updates to Laws," (Susanna Kim) available at abcnews.com (Feb. 12, 2012)., 2012
Educational Background:
- Simmons College, B.A. Women's Studies, 1994
- Western New England College School of Law, Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2000
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