Authors and Editors

Shlomo D. Katz

Shlomo D. Katz Esq. is Counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of the international law firm of Brown Rudnick LLP, where he is Leader of the Wage & Hour Practice Group and also practices commercial and government procurement law and litigation. Mr. Katz’s wage and hour experience includes the following: advising employers on compliance with the minimum wage, working time, and overtime requirements of the FLSA; advising employers on compliance with the prevailing wage and fringe benefit requirements of the Service Contract Act and Davis-Bacon Act; and defending employers in litigation and DOL investigations under the above laws, as well as the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act. Mr. Katz has successfully litigated before federal, state, and local courts and administrative tribunals. He is co-author of Federal Contractor’s Guide to Employment Law Compliance; Fair Labor Standards Handbook for States, Local Governments and Schools; Employer’s Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act; Public Employer’s Guide to FLSA Employee Classification; and FLSA Employee Exemption Handbook, all published by Thompson Information Services. Mr. Katz has served on the editorial advisory board for the monthly newsletters of all five publications and regularly publishes expert commentary on wage and hour trends and government contracts issues.

Daniel B. Abrahams
Dan Abrahams is a Partner in the Government Contracts and Wage and Hour Group.  He counsels clients in matters related to government contracts, wage and hour, and federal employee health care law.  Dan represents clients in federal and state courts and in arbitrations, as well as before various boards of contract appeals.  His experience includes collective and class actions, bid protests, contract claims, wage and hour audits and compliance counseling.

Pamela A. Reynolds

Pamela A. Reynolds, counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Brown Rudnick LLP, and member of the Government Contracts Practice Group, advises clients in connection with Fair Labor Standards Act, Service Contract Act, Davis-Bacon Act and wage payment and prevailing wage laws. Ms. Reynolds also advises clients on a variety of other government contracting issues, including contract compliance, claim preparation, subcontract and/or teaming agreements, as well as with federal small business programs. Ms. Reynolds' litigation experience includes bid protests before the Government Accountability Office and Court of Federal Claims, contract claims before Boards of Contract Appeals, wage and hour disputes at the United States Department of Labor, and size protests at the United States Small Business Administration Office of Hearing and Appeals.