Overview

Alan Persaud has experience representing employers in a wide range of labor and employment class action, collective action, multi-plaintiff, and single-plaintiff matters involving claims such as:

  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Florida Civil Rights Act
  • Florida Whistleblower’s Act
  • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
  • 42 U.S.C. Sections 1981 and 1983

Alan also provides strategic advice and counsel to employers and conducts internal investigations on employment and compliance matters.

Prior to joining Littler, Alan represented public and private entities at a full-service litigation law firm, where he focused on employment litigation. He has experience in administrative charges, administrative hearings, arbitration proceedings, lawsuits in federal and state courts, and appellate proceedings.

With his International M.B.A., Alan brings an innate understanding of business to his role as an employment attorney. While completing Florida International University’s J.D./M.B.A. joint-degree program, Alan served as Global Labor and Employment Law Clerk at a transportation and logistics company, Honors Legal Intern at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and Judicial Intern to the Hon. Beth Bloom of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. During law school, Alan also served as Vice President of the Employment and Labor Law Society, President of the Business Law Society, FIU Law Student Ambassador, Student Bar Association Professional Development Committee Chair, and Staff Member of the FIU Law Review. The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section honored his achievements in labor and employment law by awarding Alan with the 2018-2019 Outstanding Labor and Employment Law Student Scholarship and Award.

Professional & Community Affiliations

Member

Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Member

Caribbean Bar Association

Member

The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section

Recognition

Fellow, National Employment Law Council Academy

National Employment Law Council

2022, 2023

Pathfinder, LCLD

Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

2023

Recipient, Outstanding Labor and Employment Law Student Scholarship and Award

The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section

2018-2019

Recipient, Alex and Maribety Alvarez Excellence in Service Award

Florida International University College of Law

2019

Recipient, Outstanding Contribution to FIU Law Review Award

FIU Law Review

2018-2019

Recipient, Outstanding Symposium Contribution Award

FIU Law Review

2018-2019

Recipient, International MBA Program Exceptional Leadership Award

FIU Chapman Graduate School of Business

2018

News, Analysis & Press

Employers Must Beware Harassment Risks Posed By Emojis

Law360 Employment Authority

April 4, 2022

Just a Minute, Isn’t That De Minimis: California Should Not Burden or Require National Employers to Compensate Employees for De Minimis Off-The-Clock Work Activities

14 FIU L. Rev. 121

2020

Education

  • J.D., Florida International University College of Law, 2019
  • M.B.A., Florida International University, 2019
  • B.B.A., Florida International University, 2016

Bar Admission

Florida

Courts

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida