Our labor and employment group blends on-point knowledge with extensive trial experience to represent clients in wage and hour litigation nationwide.
Strategies to Avoid Litigation
Because wage and hour lawsuits, government investigations, and enforcement actions are among the top threats to employers operating in the United States, we focus on developing strategies and policies that avoid costly wage and hour litigation. Before a lawsuit ensues or the government initiates an investigation, we audit wage and hour policies and practices, identify areas of noncompliance and offer solutions to minimize the risk of litigation or regulatory investigation.
Strong Defense of Federal and State Claims
We defend claims in federal and state courts, including high-volume venues such as Illinois. Consistently at the forefront of emerging issues in FLSA and state wage and hour law, our group vigorously defends claims for misclassification of employees, unpaid meal breaks, pre- and postshift off-the-clock work, on-call time, donning and doffing, improper tip credit practices and improper calculation of overtime wages, bonuses and commissions.
We aggressively litigate both individual claims and class actions through well-planned defense strategies aimed at swift resolution and results that make business sense. In one recent example, we fought the plaintiffs’ over-reaching claims and broad discovery and won the court’s decertification of a class action; mooted the asserted multimillion dollar case; and achieved the result of a prompt dismissal of the lawsuit, securing a decisive victory for the client.
