Allan G. King
Senior Counsel
Recognition
Named, The Best Lawyers in America®
2008-2025
Named, Lawyer of the Year
Labor Law - Management, Austin
The Best Lawyers in America©
2017, 2019
Named, Super Lawyer
Texas
Super Lawyers
2006-2011
Chancellor-At-Large
University of Texas School of Law
Order of the Coif
Awarded, AV® Peer Review Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
News, Analysis & Press
Artificial Intelligence as a Less Discriminatory Alternative
University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy
June 1, 2023
An Overview of the Employment Law Issues Posed by Generative AI in the Workplace
Littler Report
May 11, 2023
Two Developments Could Impact California’s Proposed Regulations Governing AI and Automated Decision-making
ASAP
April 4, 2022
California Fair Employment & Housing Council Proposes Sweeping Regulation of Automated Decision-making and Artificial Intelligence in Employment
ASAP
March 17, 2022
OFCCP Issues Final Rule Outlining Procedures for Resolving Employment Discrimination
Insight
November 11, 2020
California Offers Limited Guidance on New Pay Data Reporting Requirements; Further Guidance Expected
ASAP
November 3, 2020
Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Edition Honors More Than 200 Littler Lawyers; 14 Named Lawyer of the Year
August 15, 2019
Companies Are Warned About Compliance 'Minefields' for Pay Equity
The National Law Journal
April 5, 2018
The Best Lawyers in America© Honors More Than 180 Littler Lawyers in Its 2017 Edition
August 16, 2016
Heisenberg, Zeno, and the Department of Labor: A Problem with the Proposed FLSA Overtime Regulations
The Hill
September 2, 2015
Littler to Open Office in Booming Austin
August 10, 2015
Littler Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America® 2014 Edition
August 15, 2013
"False-Positives” and the Probability of Discrimination: Why “Two or Three Standard Deviations" May Not Evidence a Pattern or Practice
Employee Relations Law Journal, Vol. 39, No.2
2013
Best Lawyers in America® Names 164 Littler Attorneys to 2013 Edition
September 7, 2012
The Time Has Come For Plaintiffs To Put Up Their Dukes
Law360.com
March 20, 2012
Effective Use and Management of Social Science Evidence
37 Employee Relations Law Journal 3
2012
You Can't Opt Out of the Federal Rules: Why Rule 23 Certification Standards Should Apply to Opt-In Collective Actions Under the FLSA
Federal Courts Law Review
Vol. 5, No. 1, Federal Magistrate Judges Association
October 2011
Best Lawyers in America® Names 108 Littler Lawyers to 2012 Edition
September 12, 2011
Dukes and FLSA Collective Actions
Law360.com
June 28, 2011
Convictions Records and Disparate Impact
Journal of Labor & Employment Law
Vol. 26, No. 3, American Bar Association
Spring 2011
Two or Three Standard Deviations from What?: How Gross v. FBL Financial Services Changes the Statistical Benchmark in ADEA Collective Actions
37 Employee Labor Relations 17
2011
The Propensity to Stereotype as Inadmissible ‘Character’ Evidence
Journal of Labor & Employment Law
Vol. 23, No. 27, American Bar Association
2011
Wage and Hour Class Actions in the Healthcare Industry: Diagnosis and Prevention
Littler Report
June 2, 2010
Put Up Your Dukes: Reconciling Individual v. Pattern or Practice Evidence of Discrimination
36 Employee Relations Law Journal 3
2010
61 Littler Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2010
August 14, 2009
Strange Fiction: The 'Class Certification' Decision in FLSA Collective Actions
24 The Labor Lawyer 267
2009
51 Littler Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America
October 31, 2008
The Dukes 'Do-Over': The Substituted Opinion in Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
8 Bender's Labor & Employment Bulletin 319
2008
Social Framework Analysis as Inadmissible 'Character' Evidence
32 Law & Psychology Review 1
2008
Gross Statistical Disparities as Evidence of a Pattern and Practice of Discrimination: Statistical v. Legal v. Significance
22 The Labor Lawyer
2007
The Perils of Union Activism Have Been Exaggerated
Employment Law 360
2007
Classwide Determination of Overtime Exemptions: The False Dichotomy Posed by Sav-On and a Suggested Solution
The Labor Lawyer
September 20, 2006
Allan King discusses the Class Action Plaintiff's Lawyer's Sociologist--William Bielby
Business Week
May 15, 2006
Class-Wide Determinations of Overtime Exemptions: The False Dichotomy Posed by Sav-on and a Suggested Solutions
21 The Labor Lawyer 257
Spring 2006
Is the System Broke or Are Brokers Gaming the System?
Law.com
2006
Preventative Legal Medicine: The Dangers of Class-Actions Call for Experienced Counsel
Chain Store Age
April 1, 2005
Stealth Class Actions
GC New York, p. 2
2005
11th Circuit Reins in Class Action Certification Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(2)
Insight
December 1, 2004
Are There Due Process Limits to Class Size?: Reflections on Dukes v. Wal-Mart
14 Class Actions & Derivative Suits no. 4, p. 4
Fall 2004
Statistics as a Guide to RIF Selections: Caveat Emptor
20 The Labor Lawyer 79
Summer 2004
Gratz v. Grutter: Lessons for Pursuing Diversity in the Workplace
Oklahoma City Law Review
Spring 2004
Vague Definitions on Overtime Pay Open Door to Litigation
New York Law Journal, p. S10
2003
Resist and Report: A Policy to Deter Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment
50 Baylor Law Review 333
1998
Estimates of the Size of the Illegal Migrant Population of Mexican Origin in the United States: An Assessment, Review, and Proposal
Mexican Immigrants and Mexican Americans: An Evolving Retaliation 13-36 H.L. Br
1986
A Brief for a Tax-Based U.S. Immigration Policy
Population Research and Policy Review 2 (1983) 1-19
1983
The Number of Illegal Migrants of Mexican Origin in the United States: Sex-Ratio Based Estimates for 1980
20 Demography 99
1983
Human Capital and the Risk of Divorce: An Asset in Search of a Property Right
49 Southern Economic Journal 536
1982
Labor Market Data Needs from the Perspective of ‘Dual’ or ‘Segmented’ Labor Market Research: Comment
National Commission on Employment and Unemployment Statistics Background Paper No. 29, 86-90
April 1979
Unemployment Consequences of Illegal Aliens from Mexico
Texas Business Review, 43-47
March-April 1979
The Mexican Alien Count
Discovery, 16-19
March 1979
A Note on Lucas’s Critique of the Human Capital Model
14 Journal of Human Resources 130
1979
Labor Market Discrimination Against Black Women
Review of Black Political Economy
August 1978
Counting Illegal Aliens: Myths and Misconceptions
Texas Business Review, 101-106
1978
Industrial Structure, the Flexibility of Working Hours, and Women’s Labor Force Participation
60 Review of Economics and Statistics 399
1978
Race and the Determinants of Lifetime Earnings
31 Industrial and Labor Relations Review 347
1978
Is Occupational Segregation the Cause of the Flatter Experience – Earnings Profiles of Women?
12 Journal of Human Resources 541
1977
Is Occupational Segregation the Cause of the Flatter Experience – Earnings Profiles of Women?
12 Journal of Human Resources 541
1977
Demographic Influences on Labor Force Rates of Black Males
99 Monthly Labor Review 42
1976
Minority Women, Professional Work
Manpower 7, 8-13
1975
An Interracial Analysis of the Determinants of On-The-Job Training
Proceedings of the Industrial Relations Research Association, 279-286
1974
Black-White Economic Convergence and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
25 Labor Law Journal 462
1974
Minimum Wages and the Secondary Labor Market
41 Southern Economic Journal 215
1974
Occupational Choice, Risk Aversion, and Wealth
27 Industrial and Labor Relations Review 586
1974
A Comment on Bowles’ Model of Educational Planning
Economics of Planning, 131-135
1973
Stochastic Dominance and ‘The Economic Rationale of Occupational Choice'
Industrial and Labor Relations Review 26
1973
Books & Book Chapters
- Littler Mendelson on Employment Class Actions, contributing author, Second Ed., 2012
- Littler Mendelson on Employment Class Actions, contributing author, 2007 Ed., 2007
- Labor Economics: Wages, Employment and Trade Unionism, co-author, F.R. Marshall and A.M. Cartter, 3rd Ed., 1976 / 4th Ed., 1980
- Organized Labor in Texas, The Texas Economy, Louis Rodriquez, ed., Madrona Press, 1978
- An Economic Analysis of the Impact of Discrimination on the Employment of Women in the Professions, Women in Management, Human Services Monograph Series, Gerard, Oliver, and Williams, eds., The University of Texas 1976, 25-28
Speaking Engagements
Litigation Strategies to Defend Against Claims of AI Discrimination
November 20, 2024
Rolling the Dice on Hiring: Unmasking Employment Bias Through Casino-Style Odds
Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ
May 9, 2024
Littler AI Summit
Washington, DC
September 28, 2022
Session One: A Primer on AI Tools and Human Resource Decisions
August 18, 2022
Restructuring Your Workforce: Proactive Planning to Safeguard Your Business
June 15, 2020
Pay Equity as a Legal and Business Imperative | Compensation Auditing
November 8, 2018
ACC Exclusive Webinar – Pay Equity as a Legal and Business Imperative
August 15, 2018
Pay Equity: Past, Present and Future
Kansas City Employer Conference
June 26, 2018
The Pay Equity Wave Rolls On: What Massachusetts Employers Need to Know to Stay Afloat
June 13, 2018
Pay Equity
Littler Executive Employer, Phoenix, AZ
May 4, 2018
The Pay Equity Wave Rolls On: What You Need to Know to Stay Afloat
Littler Executive Employer, Phoenix, AZ
May 3, 2018
Pay Equity as a Legal and Business Imperative
April 4, 2018
Pay Equity Compliance: How to Advise Your C-Suite and Safeguard Your Company
Boston, MA
March 28, 2018
Wage and Hour Class Action Avoidance: Lessons from Trial Attorneys
The 2017 Executive Employer® Conference
May 11, 2017
Pay Equity: A Rapidly Expanding Frontier
The 2017 Executive Employer® Conference
May 11, 2017
Equal Pay: What Do the Changes to the EEO-1 Report and State Pay Equity Legislation Mean for Employers?
November 17, 2016
Equal Pay: What do the Changes to the EEO-1 Report and State Pay Equity Legislation Mean for Employers?
October 27, 2016
Gender Pay Disparity: The State Legislatures Are Taking Charge
2016 New England Employer Conference, Burlington, MA
October 13, 2016
2016 Houston Employer Conference
Houston, TX
August 11, 2016
Retail Industry Roundtable
The 2016 Executive Employer® Conference, Scottsdale, AZ
May 6, 2016
Closing the Gender Pay Gap: The Role of State Fair Pay Laws
The 2016 Executive Employer® Conference
May 5, 2016
Workplace Equity: Creating a Gender-Neutral Workplace
The 2016 Executive Employer® Conference
May 4, 2016
Using Data Analytics in Assessing Litigation Risks
The 2016 Executive Employer® Conference
May 4, 2016
Class Action Summit
October 22, 2012
The EEOC’s Updated Criminal History Guidance, Strategic Plan and More — What Does This Mean for Your Company?
May 31, 2012
The Retail Industry Summit
The 2012 Executive Employer® Conference
Littler, Scottsdale, AZ
May 9, 2012
Pressing Issues Facing Retailers—In the U.S. and Abroad
February 13, 2012
Class Action Summit
September 26, 2011
Benefit Plan Administration and Litigation in the Wake of the Supreme Court’s Decision in CIGNA v. Amara
June 3, 2011
Class Action Summit
September 23, 2010
Assess Systems and Littler present: Employee Selection, Development, and Performance Management
April 16, 2010
Education
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1986With Honors
- Ph.D., Cornell University, 1972
- M.S., Cornell University, 1969
- B.A., City College of New York, 1967
Courts
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas