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

Employment Litigation

Overview

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Insights & Events

Latest

Noncompete Laws Show States Focusing On Bans, Healthcare

Brian Garrison Speaks With Law360 About NLRB Review of Health Care Bargaining Unit Rules

Joseph O’Keefe Speaks With Lexology PRO About How AI Tools Could Trigger Genetic Discrimination Claims

Daily Journal Names Cheryl Orr a 2026 ‘Top Labor & Employment Lawyer’

2026 Colorado Employment Law: What's New, What's Next, and What to Do About It

Draft Commission Guidelines on High-Risk AI — Implications for the Workplace

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

Ryan Funk Speaks With Law360 About NLRB’s Thryv Standard and Circuit Split

The State of Law of DEI: Employment & Government Contracting - Webinar

Growing P(AI)ns: Considerations for the Effective Use of AI in Hiring and Staffing Decisions

Insights

Noncompete Laws Show States Focusing On Bans, Healthcare

Brian Garrison Speaks With Law360 About NLRB Review of Health Care Bargaining Unit Rules

Joseph O’Keefe Speaks With Lexology PRO About How AI Tools Could Trigger Genetic Discrimination Claims

2026 Colorado Employment Law: What's New, What's Next, and What to Do About It

Draft Commission Guidelines on High-Risk AI — Implications for the Workplace

Ryan Funk Speaks With Law360 About NLRB’s Thryv Standard and Circuit Split

Ryan Funk Speaks With Law360 About NLRB Dismissals Surge

Washington State Bans All Noncompete Agreements Effective June 30, 2027

Sixth Circuit Rules against NLRB’s Cemex Decision, and Other Key Labor Developments since the Start of 2026

Ryan Funk Discusses Early Guidance From NLRB GC With Law360

Events

Past Events

The State of Law of DEI: Employment & Government Contracting - Webinar

Growing P(AI)ns: Considerations for the Effective Use of AI in Hiring and Staffing Decisions

Employment Law Update

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

Transforming the Workplace

News

Daily Journal Names Cheryl Orr a 2026 ‘Top Labor & Employment Lawyer’

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

Trevor Belden and James Strickland Named Indiana Lawyer ‘Leadership in Law’ Honorees

Helen Tuttle Named a 2026 NJBIZ Leaders in Law Honoree

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’

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Our Experience

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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 Team

Lindsey M. Hogan

Daniel H. Aiken

Stephanie Albrecht

Lynne Anne Anderson

Jeffrey S. Beck

Rhiannon C. Beckendorf

Avery Brooks Bennett

Pascal Benyamini

Katherine Budge

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