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Employment Litigation

Employment-related lawsuits threaten both the bottom line and morale of businesses of all sizes. That’s why the services of Cohen & Grigsby’s Employment Litigation Group are so valuable. Our attorneys combine interdisciplinary experience with expertise in both labor/employment law and litigation to provide solid, strategic counsel for our clients.

 

We aggressively defend employers at all levels of state and federal court, and our group has compiled a stellar record of successfully disposing of employment lawsuits through mediation and other alternative dispute methods, motions, settlement, and jury and non-jury trials. We have considerable experience in each of these approaches; clients should expect nothing less when their bottom line and morale are at stake.

 

Our expertise encompasses all types of employment lawsuits, including those involving:

  • Wrongful Discharge
  • Fraud and Misrepresentation
  • Employment Contracts
  • Employee Benefits
  • Emotional Distress Claims
  • Constitutional Claims
  • Retaliatory Discharge
  • Defamation
  • Interference with Contracts
  • Invasion of Privacy Claims
  • Non-Competition Covenants
  • Contract Disputes
  • Sexual Harassment and other types of Harassment Claims
  • Sexual and/or Pregnancy Discrimination
  • Employment-Related RICO Claims
  • Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN)
  • Age, Race, Religion, Nationality and Disability Discrimination
  • ERISA 

Select Recent Representative Transactions

In recent cases, our Employment Litigation attorneys successfully achieved:

  • Dismissal of an Americans With Disabilities Act case after we filed a motion for summary judgment in federal court. The court ruled that ADA does not require abrogation of terms of a collective bargaining agreement to accomplish a reasonable accommodation.
  • Dismissal of Americans With Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act and Age Discrimination in Employment Act cases in federal court after we filed motions for summary judgment
  • Dismissal with prejudice of a wrongful termination case in state court following our motion to dismiss
  • Dismissal of a race discrimination case in federal court following our motion for summary judgment
  • A defense verdict in an age discrimination suit, filed by a senior manager, in a federal court jury trial
  • Dismissal of nine counts in a 10-count complaint in federal court following our motion to dismiss
  • A favorable settlement of a sexual harassment case filed by the US Department of Justice, allowing the client to resolve the case without having to agree to an injunction or monetary damages