Employment Litigation

Overview

Prevailing in employment litigation requires innovative, tenacious and detail-oriented counsel. Faegre Drinker combines all three. Above all, we put our clients’ objectives first and strive to meet their individual definition of success. We achieve those objectives in the defense of class and collective action claims, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) systemic investigations, and cases related to Title VII, Title IX, the Equal Pay Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the False Claims Act, retaliation, whistleblowing and discrimination. We also aggressively litigate noncompete and restrictive covenant matters and are frequently called on to conduct highly sensitive workplace investigations. If it is necessary to protect our clients’ interests through trial, we have the talent and experience to do so.

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Insights & Events

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Updates October 2025

DOT Issues Emergency Rule Limiting Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Foreign Nationals

Approximately 200,000 Nondomiciled Commercial Driver’s License Holders Will Be Impacted

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Updates October 2025

New California Laws for 2026 and Beyond: What Employers Should Know

Affecting Restraint of Trade, Artificial Intelligence, Workplace Rights, Employer Pay Data, Payment of Wages and More

Employment Litigation

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Insights & Events

Latest

DOT Issues Emergency Rule Limiting Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Foreign Nationals

New California Laws for 2026 and Beyond: What Employers Should Know

AI on Trial: Mobley v. Workday and the Future of Employment Law

The Employment Rights Bill: Key Changes and Implementation Timeline

2025 Legislative Developments for Colorado Employers

Jonathan Keller and Helen Tuttle Recognized in 2025 New Jersey Legal Awards

What US Employers Need to Know About the EU Pay Transparency Directive

Daily Journal Names Cheryl Orr a 2025 ‘Top Labor & Employment Lawyer’

Employment Law Update

NLRB Under a New Administration: Projected Policy Shifts, Union and Non-Union Employer Impact, Compliance Challenges

Insights

DOT Issues Emergency Rule Limiting Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Foreign Nationals

New California Laws for 2026 and Beyond: What Employers Should Know

AI on Trial: Mobley v. Workday and the Future of Employment Law

The Employment Rights Bill: Key Changes and Implementation Timeline

2025 Legislative Developments for Colorado Employers

What US Employers Need to Know About the EU Pay Transparency Directive

Ryan Funk Discusses NLRB Deferral Memo with Law360

Matt Fontana Discusses NLRB Shake-Up and Legal Implications With Law360

Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. CASA Does Not Affect Ryan Court’s Universal Injunction of the FTC Noncompete Rule

Federal Moratorium on State AI Regulation vs. the Latest Regulations From the States; and More

Events

Past Events

Employment Law Update

NLRB Under a New Administration: Projected Policy Shifts, Union and Non-Union Employer Impact, Compliance Challenges

Transforming the Workplace

Prop 22 and the Employer Playbook: Navigating the Supreme Court’s Gig Economy Decision

Employment Law Updates & Impact on The Way We Work

News

Jonathan Keller and Helen Tuttle Recognized in 2025 New Jersey Legal Awards

Daily Journal Names Cheryl Orr a 2025 ‘Top Labor & Employment Lawyer’

Faegre Drinker Attorneys Named to 2025 ‘Indiana 250’ Influential List

Daily Journal Names Cheryl Orr One of California's Top Women Lawyers

Faegre Drinker Named a Litigation Powerhouse by BTI Consulting

Daily Journal Names Cheryl Orr a 2024 ‘Top Labor & Employment Lawyer’

Cheryl Orr Named One of California's Top Women Lawyers by the Daily Journal

Faegre Drinker Welcomes Leading Labor and Employment Litigator Joseph O’Keefe as Partner in New York

Amanda Semaan Recognized in The Recorder's 2023 California Legal Awards

Cheryl Orr Named a 2023 ‘Top Labor & Employment Lawyer’ by Daily Journal

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Experience

Our Experience

Manufacturing Client Prevails in Worker’s Compensation Retaliation Suit; Affirmed on Appeal

Chemical Company Litigates Non-Compete Matter

Printing Solutions Company Wins at Trial in Employment Contract Dispute

City of Northfield Achieves Full Dismissal of COVID Vaccine Mandate Claims

Lending Company Upholds Summary Judgment On Appeal in ADA Discrimination and FMLA Interference and Retaliation Case

Jackson National Life Insurance Prevails in Discrimination Case

Meet The Team

Meet The Full Employment Litigation Team

David J. Woolf

Daniel H. Aiken

Lynne Anne Anderson

Thomas J. Barton

Jeffrey S. Beck

Rhiannon C. Beckendorf

Avery Brooks Bennett

Pascal Benyamini

Terran C. Chambers

Lawrence J. Del Rossi

Alex Denny

Susan P. Elgin

Mark J. Foley

Matthew A. Fontana

Nicholas T. Franchetti

Brian R. Garrison

David A. Given

Kristin M. Halsing

Lindsey M. Hogan

Laurie A. Holmes

William R. Horwitz

Angela N. Johnson

Thomas K. Johnson II

Charles F. Knapp