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Cozen O’Connor represents Fortune 500 companies, mid-size and small businesses, nonprofits, trade associations, and government departments and agencies in employment litigation throughout North America. We protect clients through the development and implementation of sound workplace policies and procedures, and respond decisively when disputes or claims arise.
Our attorneys have broad employment litigation experience and routinely handle claims involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or hostile-work environment; wage-and-hour violations; issues involving disability and other leave-related accommodations under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and related state laws; trade secrets, unfair competition, and restrictive covenant disputes; breach of employment contract and whistleblower allegations; employee benefits/ERISA violations; employment-related torts; claims arising out of the use of AI and other technology; and California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lawsuits.
Sophisticated employers trust Cozen O’Connor to handle matters ranging from single plaintiff discrimination cases to multijurisdictional class and collective actions. We assess the relative merits of each claim, devise responses grounded in organizational priorities, and move expeditiously toward resolution.
Whether resolution means taking a case to trial or engaging in deft negotiation, Cozen O’Connor has the experience and credibility to win. We are trial lawyers, first and foremost. And while the disruption and demands of court are not incurred lightly, our employment litigators zealously defend clients before federal and state trial and appellate courts, arbitration panels (including FINRA and the AAA), and state and federal agencies (including the EEOC, NLRB, OSHA, DOL, IRS, and DHS).
Individual Employment Litigation
Our team routinely leads the defense of individual plaintiff employment claims. We respond to administrative charges, civil court complaints, and arbitrations; perform investigations and discovery; engage experts; conduct complex motions practice; lead mediations; and try cases to verdict.
Class/Collective Employment Actions
The firm represents major employers in bet-the-company class and collective actions. We mobilize attorney teams with deep knowledge of the unique rules and strategies underlying class/collective actions. Attorneys obtain and analyze classwide data, engage experts, oppose class certification, pursue dispositive motions, devise mutually acceptable settlement proposals, and lead full trials.
Workplace Policy Design & Training
The risk of employment litigation is significantly lessened when employers have good employment policies/procedures in place and fulsome training protocols. Cozen O’Connor attorneys conduct policy audits, draft compliant policies/procedures and other workplace policies, and lead trainings for both managers and employees.
Strategic Advising
Litigation risk is further mitigated by responding wisely the moment an issue or question arises. Cozen O’Connor attorneys provide day-to-day strategic counsel on issues affecting the entire enterprise or a single employee with awareness of the interplay between federal and state laws and business needs.