Clients routinely turn to our team to defend them in labor and employment litigation including controversies involving allegations of employment discrimination because of race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, veterans\u2019 status and age, including class action claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We defend discrimination, whistleblower and retaliation claims in state and federal courts, as well as before state and federal agencies throughout the country. We litigate cases for Fortune 500 companies in discrimination cases and have appeared in 43 states and the District of Columbia, which has given us experience in every federal court of appeals and the United States Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additionally, we counsel clients on agreements containing non-compete, confidentiality and similar provisions. Whether such provisions can be enforced is vital to a client\u2019s business and future success, and we represent clients enforcing these agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We also represent clients in class action and multi-plaintiff employment claims in state and federal courts across the country. Those claims involve anywhere from 10 to 100,000 plaintiffs. We have extensive experience in litigating Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Labor Standards Act class and collective actions. These claims can be extremely costly for employers and an aggressive, early defense is critical to controlling costs and exposure. We have a successful history of defeating these claims based on early jurisdictional motions and defending class certification motions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our attorneys have experience representing employers in civil RICO actions, prosecuting and defending organizations and corporations regarding allegations of racketeering by labor unions in the context of violent strikes, strike misconduct and corporate campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We handle RICO matters in a variety of industries, including newspapers, food services, health care and the energy industry, making a commitment to understand the objectives and operations of each industry to tailor an approach to best suit our client\u2019s needs. Our familiarity with employment and labor law, combined with our knowledge of industry operations, enables us to bring unique perspective as we guide clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By building relationships with clients, we\u2019re able to offer advice on the feasibility of filing RICO claims, helping mitigate risk and find efficient resolutions. Understanding litigation is not always the most desirable option, our team is experienced in resolving issues before reaching a courtroom, working with clients to assess their needs and steer them toward cost-effective solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to handling RICO action matters, we speak on RICO actions around the country. We feature the former management chair of the American Bar Association\u2019s Antitrust, RICO and Labor Law Committee and have spoken at the United States Chamber of Commerce, American Bar Association Annual Meetings, the Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers and other legal conferences and seminars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Clients routinely turn to our team to defend them in labor and employment litigation including controversies involving allegations of employment discrimination because of race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, veterans\u2019 status and age, including class action claims. We defend discrimination, whistleblower and retaliation claims in state and federal courts, as well as before\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":45,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180","services","type-services","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRICO Actions<\/summary>\n