Lillian Moon

With a diverse labor and employment practice, Lilly Moon represents employers in federal and state courts, administrative forums, and arbitration, in actions of harassment and discrimination, retaliation and wrongful discharge, whistleblowers, wage and hour, breach of contract, tortious interference, non-compete, and state tort matters arising from the employment relationship. Clients rely on Lillys keen insight of workplace privacy policies and practices, including data breach, security issues, and written information security programs. Lillys practice is further deepened by her extensive knowledge of workplace safety and health issues. She represents and defends employers during all aspects of OSHA inspections, investigations, citations, settlement negotiations, and hearings. Lilly also assists employers with preventative practices such as conducting compliance audits, creating and revising safety policies and OSHA compliance programs, and creating workplace safety programs. Focused on providing the most practical solutions companies can implement to avoid litigation and minimize risk, Lilly provides advice and training to help clients address complex employment issues including extraterritorial application of U. S. employment laws, workplace investigations, independent contractors, joint employer relationships, disability accommodations and leave management, discipline and performance review, severance agreements, reductions in force, and policy and procedure review. She represents companies in the construction, manufacturing, insurance, utilities, education, restaurant, retail, hospitality, mortgage, and healthcare sectors, among others. Notable Work Workplace Safety and Health: Represented construction company employer during OSHA investigation of a workplace fatality. Negotiated penalties on employers behalf and received significant penalty reduction and elimination of and reclassification of some of the citations issued by OSHA. Workplace Safety and Health: Represented employer in negotiating penalties for citations issued by OSHA, which resulted in all citations being withdrawn by OSHA. Workplace Safety and Health: Represented employer during OSHA investigation of a workplace fatality. Negotiated penalties on employers behalf and received significant penalty reduction. Continued representation 2 years later when OSHA returned to do a re-inspection on a potential failure to abate violations with potential citations of approximately $9 million. OSHA decided not to issue any citations after reinspection. Wage and Hour/Collective Action: Represented former CEO who was named as individual employer in FLSA collective action brought on behalf of entire workforce for alleged minimum wage violations when company went out of business. Related Professional Experience Appellate Attorney, Occupational Safety and Health, U. S Department of Labor, Washington, D. C., 2000-2002 Published Work and Lectures HR Defense , Contributor Akerman Webinar, Co-Presenter, Handling Employee Exposure to Extreme Temperatures: OSHA Requirements and Implications for Employers, May 22, 2024 Akerman Webinar, Co-Presenter, OSHAs Top 10 Citations And Why Its Important for Your Business, March 28, 2024 Akerman Tampa Breakfast Briefing, Co-Panelist, Breakfast, Lunch, and L&E: Whats Hot in Employment Law, May 24, 2023 Orange County Bar Association, Panelist, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Discrimination and Implicit Bias, May 4, 2023 2022 Spacecoast HR Conference, Speaker, The Ever-Changed Workplace: How COVID-19 Has Changed the Way We Recruit, Manage, and Retain Our Employees, April 20, 2022 OH&S Occupational Health & Safety Podcast, Speaker, How to Prepare for a COVID-19 Rule from OSHA, October 27, 2021 Hispanic National Bar Associations 2021 Annual Convention, Speaker, Handling Workplace Bullying and Practical Tips for Preparing for a Threat of Violence, September 27, 2021 Florida Hospital Association Compliance Roundtable Meeting, Speaker, COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard, August 5, 2021 Puzzle HR Webinar, Speaker, First 100 Days of the Biden Administration: PPP that is NOT a Government Program, May 13, 2021 Akerman Webinar, Speaker, The Ever-Changed Business: How COVID-19 Has Impacted HR, Business Disputes, and Internal Threats, November 5, 2020 CEO Leadership Forum Webinar, Panelist, Does it Matter Where Work Happens? What Employers Need to Know, October 29, 2020 CEO Leadership Forum Webinar, Panelist, Culture, Recruiting & Retention: Survive & Thrive During COVID-19, September 24, 2020 HR Florida Conference 2020, Speaker, Handling Workplace Bullying and Practical Tips to Preparing for a Threat of Violence/Active Shooter, September 1, 2020 CEO Leadership Forum Webinar, Speaker, How to Reform, Perform & Find the Energy to Lead in Chaos! April 23, 2020 Florida Bankers Association Teleconference, Speaker, Employment Law Aspects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, April 1, 2020 Akerman Webinar, Speaker, Handling Employee Exposure to Extreme Temperatures, January 28, 2020 Akerman Seminar, Speaker, Handling Workplace Bullying and Practical Tips to Preparing for a Threat of Violence/Active Shooter, January 14, 2020 Akerman Seminar, Speaker, Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: What HR Leaders Need to Know, November 9, 2018 Wolters Kluwer Legal Webinar, Speaker, Insights on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, October 30, 2018 National Association of Women in Construction, Speaker, Battling Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Employee Rights and Employer Responsibilities, August 16, 2018 Florida Hospital Association, 15th Annual Health Care Corporate Compliance Education Retreat, Speaker, Section 1557, June 22, 2018 Florida Institute of CFOs (fi CFO), CFO Roundtable, Speaker, Employment Litigation Avoidance, May 17, 2018 Akerman Labor and Employment Summit 2018, Speaker, Privacy and Security in the Workplace March 2, 2018 Akerman Seminar, Speaker, Future Forecast: Whats Hot and Whats Not for 2018, January 25, 2018 Akerman Seminar, Speaker, Are You Your Brothers Keeper: Joint Employer Relationships in Staffing Agency and Subcontractor Arrangements, November 16, 2017 Florida Hospital Association, Speaker, Developments in ADA Website Accessibility, August 2017 Akerman Webinar, Speaker, Hurricane Preparedness: What Employers Need to Know to Weather the Storm, July 20, 2017 International Law Quarterly, Co-Author, Duty Free? The Effect of International Data Privacy and Protection Laws on Employers Ability to Monitor Business Emails of Employees Working Outside the United States, Volume XXXIII Number II, Spring 2017 Akerman Seminar, Speaker, Ready or Not, Here They Come: DOL Wage and Hour Audits and Class Action Litigation, April 12, 2017 Akerman Seminar, Speaker, EEOC Systemic Investigations and Litigation: What Every Employer Needs to Know, March 16, 2017 National Association of Women in Construction, Regional Forum, Speaker, Negotiation and Mediation Techniques for the Workplace, May 2015 Associated Builders and Contractors, Speaker, The Perks and Perils of Social Media in the Workplace, May 2015 Honors and Distinctions Best Lawyers, 2023-2025, Listed in Florida for Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment Orlando Style Magazine, May 2021, Featured as one of Orlandos Top Women in Law