Systemic Employment Litigation
Bet-the-company class action and systemic employment litigation can erupt from a single employee dispute, charge, or internal complaint. Our lawyers proactively identify risk factors and strategies to help employers avoid multiplaintiff, class, collective, and US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) actions. When a lawsuit is filed, we can mobilize a team of litigators with experience analyzing data, managing discovery, handling experts, opposing class certification, filing complex dispositive motions, developing creative approaches to settlement, and, when necessary, trying cases.
Our approach is dictated by our clients’ business objectives, whether it be aggressively defending a matter to conclusion or negotiating an early resolution and avoiding protracted litigation. Deep knowledge of the theories and expert issues advanced in systemic litigation helps shape our litigation strategy. We maintain professional relationships with officials at the highest levels within the EEOC, US Department of Labor (DOL), and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). This rapport proves invaluable in high-stakes matters.
Morgan Lewis lawyers frequently litigate against prominent plaintiff-side employment class action lawyers, and we develop professional relationships with them that foster efficient solutions for our clients. Our systemic employment litigation team works with labor economists, statisticians, human resources experts, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other experts to support the defense of systemic matters, and we are familiar with the expert witnesses who plaintiffs often use in class action employment litigation.