Employment Litigation

Overview

No employer likes to be accused of workplace wrongdoing, but it has become commonplace in today’s litigious business environment. For decades, our Labor & Employment lawyers have defended employers in state and federal courts, mediation, arbitration, and before administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Department of Labor (DOL), and state and local EEO agencies.

Employment, Whistleblower & Discrimination Litigation Defense

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA)
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), including defending restaurant and retail clients against cases alleging barriers to disabled access
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)
• Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA)
• Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
• Florida Whistleblower Act
• Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992
• National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NRLA)
• Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA)
• Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)
• Railway Labor Act (RLA)
• Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (WARN)
• Wrongful Termination Litigation

Employment Agreements including Restrictive Covenant & Trade Secret Litigation Defense

• Theft of trade secrets
• Restrictive covenants including non-compete, non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreements
• Breach of employment agreements
• Violation of collective bargaining agreements (CBAs)

Wage & Hour Litigation

• Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, including extensive experience defending class and collective actions involving wage and hour issues, including challenges to exemption classifications and claims of improper tip pooling/sharing