Christy E. Kiely

Christy E. Kiely is a Partner in the Labor and Employment Group of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. She has 20+ years of experience focused on EEO, DEI, OFCCP and Pay Equity. Christy helps employers manage their workforce efficiently and with minimal risk while honoring their core values. Her clients range from Fortune 50 companies to family-owned businesses, in a wide-range of industries like finance, technology, energy, defense, manufacturing, retail, construction, and health care. Christy take time to learn about each unique company, their workforces, and what’s most important to them. She helps employers navigate complex and shifting legal frameworks while considering the practical, day-to-day realities of a business. She is attuned to balancing the needs of various stakeholders and the implications of any decision on the employee experience, engagement, and retention.
A substantial part of Christy’s practice is conducting DEI program reviews and risk assessments for clients. Her practice also includes advice, audits and litigation. Christy assists clients with sophisticated, proactive equal pay analyses, as well as targeted analyses to respond to compensation claims, and has significant experience with #MeToo investigations, including sensitive, high-level scenarios. She represents employers in connection with discrimination, harassment, denial-of-benefits, defamation, wrongful discharge, and other claims in front of the EEOC and state and federal courts. Christy has litigated under all the major federal employment laws, such as Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, ERISA, and USERRA, and advises employers on risk-reducing strategies. Christy has a deep commitment to pro bono work, and is actively involved in several regional programs that provide critical legal support to low-income populations.