Employment Litigation

We have extensive experience representing employers in defense of race, color, religion, sex, sexual harassment, age, disability, pregnancy, national origin, and HIV-related employment discrimination proceedings before federal, state and local equal employment agencies, as well as in the federal and state courts, including:

• Advice, counsel and litigation of claims by current or former employees alleging discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual harassment, age, disability, pregnancy, national origin and other types of unlawful workplace discrimination;
• Proceedings before federal, state and local equal employment agencies, as well as in the federal and state courts;
• Evaluation and litigation of claims arising out of disabilities, medical leaves and workplace injuries, including claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the relationship of these statutory requirements with worker compensation issues;
• Wage and hour litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including collective actions and claims for wages under state law;
• Litigation over non-competition agreements, trade secrets and other issues involving defecting employees;
• Advice, counsel and litigation over employment contracts, including litigation over the enforcement of contractual provisions such as wage claims, bonus payments, executive compensation claims, restrictive covenants and allegations of wrongful termination; and
• Advice, counsel and litigation over reductions in force (RIF), including voluntary plans, involuntary plans, severance agreements and notice requirements.