Employment > Litigation & Counseling
ERTW boasts a substantial employment law practice. The firm’s lawyers have experience handling virtually every type of workplace dispute, including cases alleging all forms of prohibited discrimination, family and medical leave law violations, wage and hour violations, sexual harassment, breach of employment contracts, employment torts, disclosure of trade secrets, and breaches of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements.
While ERTW can provide effective representation for those embroiled in any employment-related matter, our primary goal is to steer clients away from avoidable workplace disputes. ERTW helps clients reduce their liability exposure through management seminars and training. ERTW lawyers also counsel clients concerning all types of employment-related issues, including reductions in force, disability compliance matters, the development of best practices, and successful strategies for formulating enforceable restrictive covenants. In addition, ERTW lawyers assist their clients in minimizing the risks associated with disciplining or terminating employees.
ERTW’s recent employment matters include:
- Defense of movie studio against claims of sexual orientation discrimination and harassment
- Successful prosecution of trade secrets claim for technology company against former employee who started competing company
- Representation of public relations firm on Ninth Circuit appeal of former employee seeking to overturn summary judgment in favor of firm
- Lead employment counsel to national medical services firm on all advice and compliance issues
- Defense of talent agency in broad-based challenge to enforceability of senior talent agent’s employment contract