Federal, state and local employment laws impose legal obligations and their attendant risks on every employer, creating the need for a well-informed management team with access to specialized workplace law resources and effective e-discovery strategies.
When it comes to litigation, our primary objectives mirror those of our clients: to quickly and efficiently achieve the best possible result. Our clients and their executives rely on Jackson Lewis attorneys to deliver business insight, legal acumen, and trial skills to navigate employment litigation and develop response strategies. By partnering with Jackson Lewis, our clients are able to remain focused on their day-to-day business goals while our lawyers do the heavy lifting.
Personal and Ongoing Dialogue with Our Clients
We understand that effective communication leads to informed collaboration and efficiency, and have made a conscious deliberate choice to be where our clients operate, work, and live to ensure personal and in-person communication even in the current digital age. Jackson Lewis has litigators in each of our offices throughout the United States, and we are committed to providing opportunities for both formal and informal client feedback and conducting annual planning meetings with each of our clients.
National Workplace Law Knowledge
Jackson Lewis has made a substantial investment to capture and re-use our unique national workplace law knowledge for the benefit of our clients, enhancing the quality of our practice and minimizing the costs of our services. We leverage our breadth of national and regional workplace law knowledge through three approaches: customized automated knowledge management solutions, a dedicated team of professionals maintaining our internal Workplace Law InfoCenter, and designated attorneys who focus their practice on specific areas of employment and electronic discovery law.
Experience
The majority of our attorneys devote their practice solely to defending management in employment-related lawsuits. We are well-equipped to assist you with:
Litigating individual and class action employment cases in state and federal courts, including cases involving discrimination, harassment and retaliation allegations, defamation claims, whistle blower claims, employee privacy issues, medical leave issues, disability accommodations, qui tam actions, and wage and hour violations
Handling administrative charges before state and federal agencies
Handling private arbitration hearings and proceedings, and ensuring that arbitration provisions are enforced and respected
Protecting employers' confidential and proprietary information, trade secrets and business relationships from misuse, interference, and violations of non-compete agreements
Maintaining actions on behalf of employers arising from fraud, theft and other related misconduct
Conducting independent investigations of allegations of inappropriate employee behavior running the gamut of workplace issues including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and improper business practices (such as issues arising under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
Handling trials and appeals in state and federal courts, where previous counsel failed to achieve satisfactory results
Training management, human resources professionals, and staff on all aspects of workplace law
Advising management on all aspects of workplace law, including compliance with local, state, and federal statutes, adverse employment actions, terminations, coaching, separation agreements, employee handbooks and related issues
Trials
From high-stakes class actions and multi-jurisdictional cases, to single-plaintiff wrongful discharge and discrimination claims, our deep bench of seasoned trial lawyers have obtained favorable verdicts in hundreds of cases throughout the United States. Our trial lawyers are well-equipped to present any case in a manner persuasive to judges and juries. By way of example, some of our recent trial wins include:
Fortune 500 technology company accused of disability discrimination and fraud
Fortune 500 hotel chain accused of violating employment agreement and the FMLA
Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company accused of gender and pregnancy discrimination
Property management company accused of gender discrimination and retaliation
Technology company accused of wrongful-termination, breach of oral contract, and fraud
College accused of violating Title IX and for breach of contract
Hospital accused of disability discrimination in violation of federal law
Public university accused of improper denial-of-tenure by university professor
Major hospital and medical center accused of race discrimination
Major industrial gas company accused of wage-and-hour violations
Mid-size brewery accused of misclassifying employees, in violation of the FLSA
Major U.S. bank and financial services company accused of race and age discrimination
Large payroll company seeking to enforce an arbitration agreement
Construction company accused of disability discrimination and whistleblower retaliation
Supermarket chain accused of national origin discrimination and retaliation
Casino accused of improperly compensating employees
Auto dealership accused of wrongful termination and defamation
E-Discovery
Jackson Lewis has the expertise and personnel necessary to guide clients through all types of electronic discovery projects, including the most complex. At all times, we are focused on developing bottom-line driven best practices that serve the special discovery needs and burdens of employment litigation. We believe that effective planning, e-discovery budgeting, and management are key components of the discovery process, and we work with clients to estimate and project costs and to develop proactive case strategies. Our goal is to satisfy all document retention and production obligations without imposing an undue burden on our clients.
We are a leader in the outsourcing of traditional internal e-discovery litigation support services and are able to provide clients with extremely competitive pricing and access to the latest software, data processing, hosting, security, forensics, production, and project management services. Our innovative outsourcing program focuses on technology, cybersecurity and the protection of client data.
Our e-discovery team maintains attorney liaisons in every office and has vast experience with best practices in all service areas, including the use of advanced technologies such as predictive coding to improve the quality of large-scale document reviews and contain costs within proportionate limits.
For more information about our e-Discovery team and the many ways in which the team is operating at the forefront of the e-discovery field, please download the e-Discovery brochure.
Michelle Phillips discusses how strategic checks and balances addressing unconscious bias in hiring can help foster inclusion in "4 Ways Employers Can Stamp Out Bias Against Natural Hair," published by Law360.
Subscription may be required to view article
Read More
Kevin Lauri has been appointed to the 2021 Legal Industry Editorial Advisory Board by Law360. Members of the editorial advisory board provide key legal insights regarding the publication's coverage of trends and issues in the legal industry.
Subscription may be required to view article
Read More
Kathleen Lucchesi is spotlighted for bringing her experience as a trial lawyer to the firm's Charlotte office in "New Principal Joins Jackson Lewis in NC Office," published by Law360.
Subscription may be required to view article
Read More
Michelle Duncan discusses key risks and regulatory considerations to take into account when implementing artificial intelligence technology in recruiting and hiring practices in "Use of AI in the Workplace Raises Legal Concerns," published by SHRM.
Subscription may be required to view article
Read More
Jeffrey Schlossberg discusses litigation risks related to COVID-19 vaccinations and the return to standard operations following extended remote work in "Advice on contagious (or litigious) workers in the post-COVID workplace," published Newsday.
Subscription may be required to view article
Read More
Michelle Phillips discusses challenges facing LGBTQ+ workers and key case examples in "LGBTQ+ Rights: More Work Remains for HR," published by SHRM.
Subscription may be required to view article
Read More
Tanya Bovée discusses the impact of mentorships for women in the legal profession and how the firm's JL Academy education and training program supports minority attorneys in "Diversifying Leadership: Growing roster of women lead Greater Hartford law firms," published by the Hartford Business Journal.
Subscription may be...
Read More
CHARLOTTE, NC (April 5, 2021) Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Kathleen K. Lucchesi has joined the firm’s Charlotte office as a principal. Kathleen focuses her practice on litigating a wide range of employment law matters.
“We are pleased to welcome Kathi to the firm,”...
Read More
Andrew Maunz discusses new requirements for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding its obligations to employers who choose to go through the conciliation process for discrimination claims in "4 Things To Know About The EEOC's Conciliation Revamp," published by Law360.
Subscription may be required to...
Read More
Michael Moberg discusses best practices for navigating worker accommodations and the use of leaves of absence as an alternative option in "Unpaid Leave Can Be a Reasonable Accommodation," published by EHS Today.
Subscription may be required to view article
Read More