Phillips Lytle LLP Linda Prestegaard is a Partner at Phillips Lytle and also a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment Team. She advises employers in a wide variety of industry sectors on the full range of employment and workplace issues, including defending employment discrimination claims in federal and state courts and agency proceedings. She handles wage and hour class actions as well as investigations by federal and state Departments of Labor. She represents higher education institutions with her work on faculty tenure and contract disputes, investigations, regulatory compliance, and affirmative action plans. She counsels employers and executives regarding employment contracts, non-compete agreements and reductions in force.