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Rogers Joseph O'Donnell's extensive litigation
experience in employment disputes includes jury
trials, appeals, administrative hearings, mediations,
and arbitrations. Rogers Joseph O'Donnell attorneys
have litigated age, race, sex, and disability
discrimination suits under the FEHA, ADA, Title
VII, and State and Federal False Claims Acts.
In addition, we have experience handling both
individual and class action suits.
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell's employment practice encompasses both counseling
and litigation. To assist clients in minimizing
the risk of litigation, we provide advice on virtually
every aspect of employer-employee relations, from
compliance with wage and hour laws to defense
of employee charges of company misconduct.
We have also assisted our clients in preparing
for grand jury investigations, drafting and implementing
personnel policies, and complying with government
requests for sensitive corporate records. Our
government contracts knowledge allows us to handle
employment matters for government contractors
in both the security classified and non-classified
areas, as well as providing counseling and representation
in federal labor law such as affirmative action,
Fair Labor Standards Act, and Service Contract
Act matters. We also have significant depth in
the retail industry where we handle both employment
and business litigation for national retailers.
Our work with unionized employers gives us the
ability to understand the complexities of employee
claims subject to collective bargaining agreements.
The depth and breadth of our employment law experience
allows us to offer the same quality of representation
usually expected from much larger law firms, while
our relatively small size enables us to maintain
highly competitive rates and a more direct and
personal relationship with our clients.
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell attorneys have lectured widely on issues as
diverse as employer liability in qui tam
suits, compliance with new federal and state workplace
regulations, and prevention of discrimination
and harassment suits. We regularly contribute
to publications that provide practical and legal
advice to California employers.
Employment Issues Workshops
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell's Employment Practice Group is offering a
seminar on "How to Conduct an Effective Investigation."
If you are interested in having our attorneys
present this informative seminar at your business,
please contact us.
Landmark Employment Decisions
JOHN SILVA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. LUCKY
STORES, 65 Cal. App. 4th 256
Text of Decision -- PDF || HTML
Representative Cases and Issues
- Defense verdict for national retailer after
four-week state court jury trial on retaliation
claim for termination after reporting sexual
harassment
- Counseling and defense of a large Bay Area
public entity in age, race, and sex discrimination
lawsuits
- Defense verdict on behalf of employer and
individual employee after two-week federal
court trial on race discrimination and harassment
claim
- Dismissal of race discrimination class action against national retailer and defense verdict in state court jury trial of lead plaintiff on individual claims of race discrimination
- Representation of a large defense contractor
in lengthy jury trial involving allegations
of retaliation for whistle-blowing
- Defense of a Fortune 500 corporation in
a wrongful termination and age discrimination
suit brought by 27 former employees
- Negotiation of severance packages for management
employees terminated or laid-off due to reductions
in force
- Summary judgment defense of a large retailer
in a wrongful termination and age discrimination
case involving a management employee of 28
years.
- Representation of corporate employers in
statistical class-action discrimination cases
- Dismissal of ADA knee injury claim brought
in federal court by union employee
- Successful defense of an age and race discrimination
case brought by a long-term employee against
a large retail employer
- Negotiation and favorable resolution of
a sexual harassment and sex discrimination
case brought by a female employee against
her supervisor and employer
- Investigation and resolution of sexual
harassment charges brought by an employee
of a professional partnership
- Negotiation and settlement of age discrimination
charges by a former account executive for
a national medical products manufacturer
- Successful defense of ADA lifting restriction
case brought by unionized employee against
large retail employer
- Advice to an out-of-state corporation regarding
restrictions in employment contracts on competition
and use of trade secrets
- Advice to a corporate employer regarding
defense and indemnity of supervisory employees
accused of wrongful conduct and the extent
of "course and scope of employment"
analysis
- Negotiation of separation and consulting
agreement for a senior officer in a high technology
company involving non-competition and non-solicitation
issues
- Summary judgment defense of a retail chain
in a constructive wrongful discharge, sex
discrimination, assault and sexual harassment
case brought by a female employee against
her supervisor and employer
- Successful defense of one of the largest
privately-held engineering companies in jury
trial of sexual harassment claim
References available upon request.
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