Employment Litigation

Cohen & Grigsby’s Employment Litigation attorneys combine interdisciplinary experience and training in both labor/employment law and litigation to provide solid, strategic counsel for our clients. Our employment litigators couple years of labor/employment practice and hands-on litigation experience to ensure a global approach in defending our clients. This approach addresses all substantive procedural and strategic employment litigation issues – enabling our employment litigators to strategize, develop and deliver effective employment litigation defense.

Services Offered
The Employment Litigation Division of Cohen & Grigsby’s Labor and Employment Group aggressively defends employers in employment-related litigation at all levels of the state and federal courts. Our results-oriented attorneys have a solid track record of successfully disposing of employment lawsuits through mediation and other alternative dispute methods, motions, settlement, jury and non-jury trials. These cases involve:

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
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

Representative Transactions

Dismissal of Americans With Disabilities Act case after filing Motion for Summary Judgment in federal district court. Court ruled that ADA does not require abrogation of terms of a collective bargaining agreement to accomplish a reasonable accommodation.
Dismissal of American With Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act and Age Discrimination in Employment Act cases in federal court after filing motions for summary judgment.
Dismissal with prejudice of wrongful termination case filed in state court after filing and arguing motion to dismiss.
Dismissal of race discrimination case in federal court after filing of motion for summary judgment.
Defense verdict in age discrimination jury trial filed by senior manager in federal court.
Dismissal of nine counts in 10 count complaint after filing motion to dismiss in federal court.
Favorable settlement of sexual harassment case filed by U.S. Department of Justice enabling client to resolve case without having to agree to injunction or payment of monetary damages.

Controlling Litigation Costs

We understand the increasing pressures employers face in controlling litigation costs and better managing corporate legal affairs. We staff cases with our client’s budget in mind. Our attorneys work with employers to prepare a litigation plan and working case budget. When appropriate, we actively pursue alternative dispute resolution strategies to minimize litigation costs.
In addition, we effectively manage complex litigation through our computerized document storage and retrieval system and our litigation budgeting process. This system allows us to organize, analyze, index, and quickly retrieve voluminous documentation including letters, memoranda, agreements, transcripts, ledgers, and notes.