In business today, employers must be prepared to defend a variety of employment-related suits, from seemingly nuisance cases to significant class actions. Employment discrimination cases are occurring at a rate 300% higher than a decade ago. Damages in those cases have also increased, and jurors, as a whole, often are not sympathetic to employers.

Companies turn to PoGo's employment group because we can handle the full range of employment litigation for clients. Our competence stems from a constant monitoring of legislative or regulatory developments, and new protections provided by the federal and state courts.

When problems arise, we aim to quickly assess the facts and determine possible defenses including through company policies, procedures and training. We are familiar with nuanced strategies that can be used for the various types of claims made, as well as those impacting specific industries. Current examples include rapid investigations, e-discovery and multi-state case management. All of these concerns, along with a final public relations perspective, are assessed before the final litigation strategy is formed.

Representative Matters:

• Defended EEOC and related state charges
• Handled employment discrimination litigation in federal and a wide variety of state courts
• Defended wrongful discharge and breach of contract claims
• Handled employment-related tort actions
• Defended against class actions, including in the discrimination, plant closing and wage and hour areas