Employment Litigation

In litigation, be it an administrative hearing, an arbitration or a state or federal lawsuit, our goal is to advance our client?s interests after first evaluating the client?s short and long-term objectives. Achieving this requires forging a partnership with the client through effective communication focused on designing a mutual vision of success. Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C?s employment lawyers take a positive, proactive approach to employment litigation. Increased state and federal regulation of the workplace continues to expand the number of employment-related disputes and claims, making employment litigation a significant component of labor and employment law and often an inevitability in today?s litigious society.

When employees elect to litigate their claims, the firm?s lawyers bring to the representation an exemplary record of accomplishment and successful defense of clients in a wide variety of employment actions. Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.?s employment lawyers regularly represent clients in federal courts and federal administrative agencies nationwide. Our experience includes claims brought under the:

• Civil Rights Act of 1964 ? Title VII claims of discrimination in employment based on race, gender, national origin and claims of sexual harassment;
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act(ADEA)
• Pregnancy Discrimination Act
• Americans With Disabilities Act ADA)
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and wage & hour laws
• Employee Income Retirement and Security Act (ERISA)
• National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
• Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA)
• Virginia, D.C. and Maryland Human Rights Act and local ordinances which expand upon analogous federal statutes and may impose personal liability

We also aggressively advocate for our clients in litigation and administrative claims involving:

• Wrongful discharge actions
• Breach of contract claims
• Enforcement of restrictive covenants through injunctive relief and damages
• Confidentiality agreements & trade secret litigation
• Libel, slander & defamation
• Conversion of corporate property
• Defense of state law claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress & assault and battery allegations
• Unemployment compensation

Although our attorneys regularly represent clients in employment claims nationwide, they bring special expertise to matters pending in state and federal courts throughout Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Their experience in labor and employment mediation, arbitration and administrative litigation includes matters before the:

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and local Human Rights Commissions (deferral agencies) in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia
• U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
• National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
• Maryland Division of Labor and Employment Regulation
• District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights and
• Virginia Employment Commission.

We aim to avoid costly, protracted litigation by handling cases efficiently, quickly and effectively. By working closely with our clients, we devise effective case management strategies and assist in seeking and implementing the appropriate and most effective method of employment dispute resolution.