Labor and Employment Litigation
Our attorneys vigorously defend the interests of our clients in all types of employment litigation, ranging from individual plaintiff claims to nationwide class and collective actions. We have vast experience defending claims of unlawful harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, breach of contract, and other state law torts, and workers’ compensation. The Labor and Employment lawyers at Balch & Bingham have tried over one hundred cases in numerous state and federal courts and have similar experience arbitrating employment cases. Utilizing case management and data collection software, as well as case-handling procedures we have developed through years of practice, we can handle the largest of class actions and manage multiple cases efficiently and effectively.
RELATED PRACTICES
Representative Experience
-
-
Won a jury verdict for a multi-national software firm in an Alabama state law sexual harassment case.
-
Won dismissal of two separate class actions involving more than 3,000 employees of an international government contractor who asserted wage claims for breach of a collective bargaining agreement under section 301.
-
Successfully litigated a twenty-plaintiff case involving discrimination and benefits claims arising out of sale of business.
-
Obtained summary judgment dismissing race-based failure to hire claims against casino poker room.
-
Obtained summary judgment dismissing a retaliatory discharge claim by an employee who stole a food processor's lab samples and gave them to the U.S.D.A. to support claimed falsification of bacterial test results.
-
Secured summary judgment of intentional infliction claim against a supervising engineer accused of verbally and physically harassing/assaulting an engineer trainee.
-
Obtained summary judgment of race/gender based harassment/termination and health benefit denial claims of a quality control inspector at a poultry plant.
-
Won summary judgment on intentional/negligent infliction and state law wrongful discharge claims of black-jack dealer who complained about casino's failure to take action against patron who assaulted dealer and thereafter suffered emotional distress leading to attendance problems and termination.
-
Won dismissal of newspaper carrier's workers' compensation claim before Commission and after appeal to Circuit Court based on carrier's status as independent contractor.
HELPFUL RESOURCES