Experience

Representative Work: Cases

• Won jury trial for an employer accused of age discrimination by laid-off union employee.
• Prevailed in hearing before the U.S. Department of Labor brought by a union business agent who claimed that the company conspired with the union to discharge him.
• Co-counsel in class action claiming pay for commuting in company vehicle; certification defeated and individual claim resolved promptly.
• Co-counsel for large employers in two U.S. Department of Labor collective actions claiming that employees worked off the clock; summary judgment obtained in one case, and the other settled favorably.
• Won summary judgment on discrimination / harassment claims for financial services companies.
• Obtained temporary restraining orders in two cases where employees refused to return computerized documents and information.
• Won summary judgment on sex bias claim by male employee of performing arts client.
• Convinced OSHA that a safety whistleblower on a construction site was not subject to a hostile work environment.
• Obtained anti–harassment orders against former employees.
• Defended company in ERISA cases brought by former executive seeking payments under a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and by pension funds seeking payment of withdrawal liability.

Representative Work: Transactions

• Employment and labor counsel in sales of business, including due diligence, drafting of purchase agreement language, preparation of offer letters, executive employment agreements and employee communications.
• Assistance to client in reductions in force.
• Counseling of clients facing threat of workplace violence.
• Creation of documentation for background investigations, hiring, leaves of absence, requests for disability accommodation, last chance agreement and severance agreements.
• Preparation of policies such as travel pay, use of cell phones and social media.
• Management training on employment law topics, including avoiding harassment and discrimination, performance management, and hiring.
• Advice to and training of boards of directors on employment and governance issues.

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