Brandon L.Dixon
Partner
Labor & Employment
bdixon@seyfarth.com
Brandon partners with clients to learn their organization in order to develop strategic plans and provide tailored advice in service of their needs and goals.
More About Brandon
Every organization faces a wide array of people challenges. Labor and employment laws and regulations are as complex and ever-evolving as the people who make up the organizations. Brandon assists clients by understanding their unique needs and goals, and tailors his advice and litigation strategies to meet those needs and goals.
Brandon represents and counsels employers on a diverse range of human resources and labor relations topics. His practice focuses on individual and complex employment litigation under various statutes including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. He has successfully tried multiple cases before juries in federal court, including matters involving allegations of sexual harassment and race discrimination under Title VII.
Brandon also provides practical, timely advice to his clients on an array of day-to-day workplace legal issues. He has a particular emphasis on assisting clients with identifying legal risks and overcoming those obstacles in support of their diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) efforts and goals. Brandon has also become a go-to resource for pay equity issues, particularly by helping clients understand and navigate a growing number of complex state and local equal pay and pay transparency laws. He also has extensive experience litigating and counseling companies on joint employer issues under the NLRA and FLSA.
Brandon's educational background in human resources has given him insight into a human resources professional's perspective, and helps him bridge the gap between attorneys and their HR counterparts.
Brandon finds Seyfarth attorneys' knowledge and passion for labor and employment both motivating and rewarding.
Brandon represents and counsels employers on a diverse range of human resources and labor relations topics. His practice focuses on individual and complex employment litigation under various statutes including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. He has successfully tried multiple cases before juries in federal court, including matters involving allegations of sexual harassment and race discrimination under Title VII.
Brandon also provides practical, timely advice to his clients on an array of day-to-day workplace legal issues. He has a particular emphasis on assisting clients with identifying legal risks and overcoming those obstacles in support of their diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) efforts and goals. Brandon has also become a go-to resource for pay equity issues, particularly by helping clients understand and navigate a growing number of complex state and local equal pay and pay transparency laws. He also has extensive experience litigating and counseling companies on joint employer issues under the NLRA and FLSA.
Brandon's educational background in human resources has given him insight into a human resources professional's perspective, and helps him bridge the gap between attorneys and their HR counterparts.
Brandon finds Seyfarth attorneys' knowledge and passion for labor and employment both motivating and rewarding.
- JD, University of Illinois College of Law
Cum laude
University of Illinois Law Review, associate editor - MHRIR, University of Illinois School of Labor and Employment Relations
- BS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Psychology
Cum laude
- Illinois
- US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- US District Court, Central District of Illinois
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
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- Represented large company in #MeToo-era sexual harassment trial.
- Represented municipal client in discrimination trial.
- Advised on national retailer’s full-scale DEI audit.
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- Co-Author, "Equal Pay Day 2022: Key Trends in Pay Equity," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 17, 2022)
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- Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, board of directors (2021-present)
Brandon partners with clients to learn their organization in order to develop strategic plans and provide tailored advice in service of their needs and goals.
More About Brandon
Every organization faces a wide array of people challenges. Labor and employment laws and regulations are as complex and ever-evolving as the people who make up the organizations. Brandon assists clients by understanding their unique needs and goals, and tailors his advice and litigation strategies to meet those needs and goals.
Brandon represents and counsels employers on a diverse range of human resources and labor relations topics. His practice focuses on individual and complex employment litigation under various statutes including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. He has successfully tried multiple cases before juries in federal court, including matters involving allegations of sexual harassment and race discrimination under Title VII.
Brandon also provides practical, timely advice to his clients on an array of day-to-day workplace legal issues. He has a particular emphasis on assisting clients with identifying legal risks and overcoming those obstacles in support of their diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) efforts and goals. Brandon has also become a go-to resource for pay equity issues, particularly by helping clients understand and navigate a growing number of complex state and local equal pay and pay transparency laws. He also has extensive experience litigating and counseling companies on joint employer issues under the NLRA and FLSA.
Brandon's educational background in human resources has given him insight into a human resources professional's perspective, and helps him bridge the gap between attorneys and their HR counterparts.
Brandon finds Seyfarth attorneys' knowledge and passion for labor and employment both motivating and rewarding.
Brandon represents and counsels employers on a diverse range of human resources and labor relations topics. His practice focuses on individual and complex employment litigation under various statutes including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. He has successfully tried multiple cases before juries in federal court, including matters involving allegations of sexual harassment and race discrimination under Title VII.
Brandon also provides practical, timely advice to his clients on an array of day-to-day workplace legal issues. He has a particular emphasis on assisting clients with identifying legal risks and overcoming those obstacles in support of their diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) efforts and goals. Brandon has also become a go-to resource for pay equity issues, particularly by helping clients understand and navigate a growing number of complex state and local equal pay and pay transparency laws. He also has extensive experience litigating and counseling companies on joint employer issues under the NLRA and FLSA.
Brandon's educational background in human resources has given him insight into a human resources professional's perspective, and helps him bridge the gap between attorneys and their HR counterparts.
Brandon finds Seyfarth attorneys' knowledge and passion for labor and employment both motivating and rewarding.
- JD, University of Illinois College of Law
Cum laude
University of Illinois Law Review, associate editor - MHRIR, University of Illinois School of Labor and Employment Relations
- BS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Psychology
Cum laude
- Illinois
- US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- US District Court, Central District of Illinois
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Related Services
- Defended Fortune 100 company in several lawsuits concerning joint employment under the FLSA and NLRA.
- Represented large company in #MeToo-era sexual harassment trial.
- Represented municipal client in discrimination trial.
- Advised on national retailer’s full-scale DEI audit.
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Webinar
Jun 6, 2024
Strategic Approaches for Conducting DEIB Reviews
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Legal Update
Apr 18, 2024
SCOTUS Issues Highly Anticipated Muldrow Decision, Rejecting Heightened Harm Requirement in Adverse Action Analysis
-
Legal Update
Mar 5, 2024
Eleventh Circuit Strikes Down Florida Ban on Company’s “Woke” Diversity Training
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01/19/2024
Seyfarth Names 19 New Partners
- National Employment Law Council
- Co-Author, “SCOTUS Issues Highly Anticipated Muldrow Decision, Rejecting Heightened Harm Requirement in Adverse Action Analysis,” Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 18, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Eleventh Circuit Strikes Down Florida Ban on Company’s “Woke” Diversity Training," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 5, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Supplier Diversity Programs Face Increased Scrutiny and Risk as the Spotlight Brightens on Corporate DEI Initiatives," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 18, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Minnesota Joins Growing List of States to Ban Race-Based Hair Discrimination," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 10, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Equal Pay Registration Certificate Proposed Regulations Have Arrived -- Just Days Before First Applications Are Due For Some Illinois Employers," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 20, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Equal Pay Day 2022: Key Trends in Pay Equity," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 17, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Illinois Equal Pay Reporting Obligations Are Here for Many Illinois Employers," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 26, 2022)
- Co-Presenter, “Bridging the Gap: Understanding Voluntary Affirmative Action and DEI Programs and How to Implement Them,” Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 13, 2024)
- Co-Presenter, “Strategic Approaches for Conducting DEIB Reviews,” Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 6, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, "Assessing Supplier Diversity Risks in the Post-Students for Fair Admissions Landscape," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 27, 2023)
- Co-Speaker, "Wellness Check Up: Diagnosing the New Normal," Seyfarth Event, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 12, 2023)
- Co-Presenter, "Pay Equity Webinar: Illinois Equal Pay Reporting Obligations Are Here for Many Illinois Employers," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 31, 2022)
- Co-Presenter, "Employee Performance Management: Important Considerations and Best Practices to Minimize Legal Risk," Chicago Labor & Employment group presentation, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago IL (March 8, 2022)
- Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, board of directors (2021-present)