Heather Sager is the Chair of Perkins Coie’s Labor and Employment Practice Group and has been supporting retail industry clients in New York and California for nearly 30 years. Heather and her team throughout the U.S. partners with leading brands on compliance and prevention, as well as litigation defense. Heather regularly assists her retail clients with issues ranging from managing union organizing campaigns and large-scale class actions to developing compliant policy rollouts and training local management on issues such as preventing workplace harassment, effectively managing employee performance, communicating corporate deliverables, and ensuring compliance with incentive plans and wage payment regulations applicable to each marketplace. She views her role as helping her clients preserve their workplace culture while also remaining mindful of the pitfalls of local regulations.