Elizabeth Duff Mendoza

Elizabeth Duff Mendoza represents employers in a wide variety of labor and employment matters. She has appeared before federal and state courts and administrative agencies with respect to claims under state and federal non-discrimination laws, wage and hour laws, protected leave laws, and whistleblower protection and non-retaliation laws. She has also litigated claims arising under employment-related contracts, including non-competition and other restrictive covenant agreements.

Elizabeth also counsels employers on litigation avoidance and advises employers on day-to-day employment law issues related to hiring, layoffs and terminations, FMLA and other leaves of absence, reasonable accommodations, and other employment-related matters. Elizabeth conducts workplace investigations and provides trainings on a variety of employment law topics. Additionally, she drafts employment handbooks, policies, and agreements for use by employers.

• Speaker, "2018 Labor & Employment Executive Briefing," Lathrop Gage, Kansas City, Missouri
• Speaker, "2017 Labor & Employment Executive Briefing," Lathrop Gage, Kansas City, Missouri

• Co-Author, "Survey of Kansas Employment Libel Law (2019)," Media Law Resource Center

• American Bar Association
• Hispanic Bar Association, Past Board Member
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2019 Pathfinder

• The Salvation Army Linwood Center, Advisory Council Member
• Legal Aid of Western Missouri’s Adopt-A-Neighborhood Project, Pro Bono Attorney

• Selected among The Best Lawyers in America®, "Ones to Watch," 2021