Employment Litigation

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Saul Ewing’s Employment Litigation attorneys tailor their approach to the specific needs and expectations of their clients on a case-by-case basis. Our employment litigation experience runs the gamut from “bet the company” cases such as class actions or crippling strikes, to Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) challenges involving compensation or management practices, to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) cases. We recognize that “principle” is very important to many companies when evaluating the risks of litigation, but we are also very conscious and aware that litigation is time consuming, distracting and expensive.

Accordingly, we work closely with our in-house contacts to formulate a litigation plan to help achieve their specific goals. We assess cases early, and attempt to secure the most advantageous results possible through negotiation and settlement. Our goal is always to avoid litigation if possible and appropriate under the circumstances, but when litigation is unavoidable, our attorneys represent clients through all phases of the litigation process, from the filing of individual charges through the final appeals.

Our team regularly handles jury trials, bench trials, appeals, arbitrations and mediations nationally at the federal, state and local levels, both in court and before administrative agencies, such as the Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Justice (DOJ), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as well as in alternative dispute resolution forums, such as the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and JAMS.

We defend claims of:

  • Discrimination
  • Wrongful discharge
  • Wage and hour violations
  • Breach of contract
  • Harassment
  • Retaliation
  • Whistleblowing
  • Entitlement to employee benefits
  • Defamation
  • Intentional infliction of emotional distress
  • Negligent supervision and other employment related torts

We defend employers in class and collective actions, including:

  • Wage and hour FLSA claims, which are usually filed as putative “collection actions” and state wage and hour class claims
  • Discrimination class actions by employees that involve practices such as hiring, compensation, promotion and termination
  • EEOC pattern and practice cases

We prosecute and defend claims relating to:

  • Non-compete agreements
  • Misappropriation of trade secrets
  • Non-solicitation agreements
  • Confidentiality agreements
  • Unfair competition
  • Employee raiding

We litigate complex labor-management matters, such as:

  • Breach of no-strike clauses
  • Suits to compel arbitration
  • Unfair labor charges
  • Section 301 actions
  • Injunction litigation
  • Claims of discrimination for union activity under the Railway Labor Act

 

Key Contacts
Ruth A. Rauls
Carolyn A. Pellegrini
Jason Tremblay
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