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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Helping employers navigate the tangle of California HR laws

Insights & Events

Latest

最新 April 2026

Washington State Bans All Noncompete Agreements Effective June 30, 2027

Prohibited Noncompete Covenants Include Nonservicing Agreements and Forfeiture-for-Competition Provisions

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最新 March 2026

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

Employment Litigation

Overview

More About Our Services

Insights & Events

Latest

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

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

Helen Tuttle Named a 2026 NJBIZ Leaders in Law Honoree

US and International Developments in Artificial Intelligence

State & Local Employment Law Developments: Q1 2026 (and Beyond)

Top 10 Noncompete Developments of 2025

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

Employment Law Update

Insights

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

US and International Developments in Artificial Intelligence

State & Local Employment Law Developments: Q1 2026 (and Beyond)

Top 10 Noncompete Developments of 2025

Lynne Anderson Discusses EEOC’s Shifting Litigation Priorities With Law360

EEOC Quorum Restored: Five Critical Enforcement Shifts for Employers

European Union’s Digital Omnibus Package, Part II — Changes to the GDPR and the Data Act

Samantha Rollins Murphy Discusses ‘Disturbing’ FLSA Trends With HR Dive

Events

Past Events

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

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

News

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’

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

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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 Team

David J. Woolf

Daniel H. Aiken

Stephanie Albrecht

Lynne Anne Anderson

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