
Lura H. Bechtel
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- New York
Education
Cornell University, B.S.
St. John’s University School of Law, J.D.
Lura practices labor and employment law as part of the firm’s Canada-U.S. cross-border team based in its Toronto, Ontario office. In addition to assisting U.S.-based employers, her focus is assisting Canadian entities that have employees in the United States, or are considering hiring in the U.S. Lura is dedicated to collaborating with clients to provide risk-appropriate, practical solutions to the challenges that can confront employers.
Lura's experience extends to a variety of areas, including application of wage and hour laws; executive hiring and terminations; reductions in force; trade secret protection; health, welfare, and retirement plan governance; absence management; ADA compliance; and the National Labor Relations Act. She has also worked on broad-based and executive compensation programs, public company executive compensation and reporting issues, and compensation committee functions.
Her experience in equal employment opportunity/diversity work includes non-discrimination and retaliation policies and training, executive orders affecting government contractors, diversity obligations arising out of the Dodd-Frank Act, and trends in corporate EEO and diversity initiatives. She has worked on implementing and maintaining ethics programs, including whistleblower hotlines, conducting internal and external investigations, and handling retaliation concerns.
Lura also has substantial experience with commercial litigation and business disputes, including class/collective action defense.
Prior to joining Hodgson Russ, Lura was an in-house attorney for a large bank, where she managed all litigation against the bank. As the bank’s employment lawyer, Lura supported the bank’s entire Human Resources function as well as the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
Lura exclusively practices U.S. law and is admitted to practice in New York.
In the News
- Buffalo Business First, October 20, 2022
- Yahoo! Finance, September 22, 2020
- Buffalo Business First, May 17, 2019
Press Releases
Publications
- Hodgson Russ LLP Labor & Employment Alert, September 28, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Occupational Safety & Health Act Alert, August 8, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , July 6, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , June 28, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, May 16, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , April 26, 2023
- March 9, 2023
- March 7, 2023
- February 28, 2023
- February 22, 2023
- February 21, 2023
- February 17, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, February 7, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 28, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 27, 2022
- U.S. Department of Labor Proposes New Independent Contractor Rule for Federal Wage and Hour PurposesHodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , October 26, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , October 24, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , October 21, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , October 21, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, May 17, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, May 6, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 5, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 23, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, February 25, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, February 25, 2022
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, February 18, 2022
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, January 14, 2022
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, January 12, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, January 5, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, January 4, 2022
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, December 23, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, December 20, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 20, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, December 8, 2021
- New York Requires Private Employers to Notify Employees of Telephone, Email, and Internet MonitoringHodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 6, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 3, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA Alert, November 17, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, November 15, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA Alert, November 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA Alert, November 5, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Healthcare and Labor & Employment Alert, November 5, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Cannabis & Hemp and Labor & Employment Alert, November 4, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Healthcare and Labor & Employment Alert, November 2, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, October 26, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, September 7, 2021
- Labor and Employment Alert, July 19, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 15, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert, May 13, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert, April 5, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert, March 15, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, January 25, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 18, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 3, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, November 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, October 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, October 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert , October 21, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, September 14, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, August 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 7, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 29, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 29, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 18, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 16, 2020
- Hodgson Russ OSHA Alert, June 15, 2020
- Hodgson Russ OSHA Alert, June 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, May 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 28, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 16, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 14, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 7, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Practice Alert, April 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment and OSHA Alert, April 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 29, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 26, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 25, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Tax and Labor & Employment Alert, March 24, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 19, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 19, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 18, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, February 3, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, August 19, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, August 16, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 25, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 17, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 2, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 25, 2019
- Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, April 12, 2019
- Labor & Employment Alert, January 15, 2019
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor and Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, October 1, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, August 29, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, August 14, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, July 19, 2018
- Labor and Employment Alert, April 12, 2018
- Labor and Employment Alert, March 21, 2018
- Labor & Employment and Employment Litigation Alert, February 27, 2018
- Labor and Employment Alert, January 23, 2018
- Labor and Employment Alert, December 26, 2017
- Labor and Employment Alert, December 19, 2017
- Home Care Alert, December 19, 2017
- Home Care Alert, December 14, 2017
- Home Care Alert, December 13, 2017
- Labor and Employment Alert, December 12, 2017
- Canadian Client Hodgson Russ Alert , October 17, 2017
Presentations & Events
- Buffalo Marriott Niagara 1340 Millersport Hwy, Amherst, NY 14221, January 12, 2023
- November 19, 2021
- October 21, 2021
- November 17, December 1 & 15, January 5 & 19
- November 10, 2020
- April 7, 2020
- April 1 & 2, 2020
- Best Western St. Catharines Hotel & Conference Center, November 19, 2019
- Buffalo Niagara Marriott, Amherst, NY, November 14, 2019
- Buffalo Niagara Marriott, Amherst, NY, November 15, 2018
- October 18, 2018
- Buffalo Niagara Marriott, Amherst, NY, November 2, 2017
Professional Associations
Ontario Bar Association