Josh Waltman

  • Shareholder
  • Co-Chair, Contractors, Staffing and Contingent Workers Practice Group
  • Phoenix
jlwaltman@littler.com
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As a co-chair of Littler’s Contingent Workforce Practice Group, Josh Waltman regularly advises clients on leveraging contingent workforce solutions and conducts deep-dive audits to assess and mitigate contingent workforce risk. He helps clients develop and support their contingent worker programs and litigates contingent worker matters. To support his work in the contingent worker space, Josh regularly drafts polices and agreements related to independent contractors, staffing firms, master service providers, and employer of record or agent of record services.

Additionally, Josh represents employers in litigation and administrative matters that include leave and accommodation, discrimination and harassment, restrictive covenants, and related labor and employment issues. He regularly partners with multiple stakeholders within a client’s organization, including legal, HR, investigations, business leadership, operations, finance, and ethics and compliance, to guide employers through their labor and employment challenges. His clients range from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses, and he provides practical advice with an eye toward both compliance and employee experience. 

Josh regularly presents at local and national conferences on contingent workforce issues and conducts employee and manager training on discrimination and harassment prevention. He volunteers with the Anti-Defamation League, implementing anti-bullying programs in schools. He also served as a judge pro tem for the Maricopa County Superior Court.

Prior to joining Littler, he served as court counsel for Maricopa County Superior Court, the fourth-largest trial court in the country, where he advised the presiding judge and court administrator. Josh clerked for Chief Judge Roslyn O. Silver at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona and served on the Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review at Harvard Law School.

Credentials & Recognition

Speaking Engagements

Best Practices for Leveraging Staffing Firms, Contractors, and Platform Solutions

  • May 8, 2024
  • Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

The Rise and Risks of Leveraging Contingent Workers

  • May 11, 2023
  • Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

Contingent Workers Under Attack

  • October 2018
  • 2018 Littler Arizona Employer Conference

Sexual Harassment Reporting and Audits

  • September 5, 2018
  • Law Enforcement Inspections and Auditing Group

The FMLA Today: Tackling New and Persistent Leave Issues

  • October 17, 2017
  • 2017 Littler Arizona Employer Conference

HR Audits

  • January 27, 2017
  • Phoenix SHRM, Phoenix, AZ

FMLA and ADA Updates

  • October 28, 2016
  • Yuma SHRM, Yuma, AZ

The Ambush Election: One Year In

  • October 25, 2016
  • Littler Arizona Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

DOL Final Rule

  • September 20, 2016
  • American Bar Association TIPS Corporate Counsel Committee

DOL Final Rule

  • July 27, 2016
  • 2016 Littler Public Sector Seminar

DOL Final Rule, Medical Marijuana, FMLA/ADA Updates

  • June 9, 2016
  • Northern Arizona SHRM

Independent Contractor Classification Under Attack

  • December 2015
  • American Bar Association TIPS Corporate Counsel Committee

Additional Thought Leadership

DOL Final Rule Compliance

  • Winter 2017
  • TortSource

Technology Transfer at Universities

  • August 2003
  • IP Today
  • Tyson Winarski

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