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Employment Litigation

Butzel Long’s labor and employment team has a rich and favorable track record in employment litigation. We have successfully defended employers in federal and state administrative, trial, and appellate matters. Our attorneys have appeared before the United States District Courts, United States Courts of Appeal, and the United States Supreme Court. We regularly practice before the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, the United States Department of Labor, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the National Labor Relations Board, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the National Mediation Board, and their state equivalents.

We litigate claims arising out of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the WARN Act, and other discrimination claims, wrongful discharge claims, non-compete claims, unfair labor practices claims, and constitutional claims.

Experience

Achieved summary judgment in favor of employees who joined a competitor of former employee