Employment Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Collora LLP has represented many clients in employment-related litigation and in the peaceful resolution of employment-related disputes.
We are pleased to share with you the following executive summary showing the kinds of clients we have represented, their industries, the legal issues that we handled for them, the forums in which we appeared, and some of the representative results that we produced in employment litigation and dispute resolution.
Clients
Collora LLP has represented the following clients in employment litigation and dispute resolution, among others:
- Corporations, Partnerships and Sole Proprietors
- Non-profit Organizations and Religious Institutions
- Doctors, Lawyers, Brokers and Other Professionals
- Chief Executives and C-suite Officers
- Scientists, Technologists, and Tradesmen
- Professors and Teachers
- Managers and Hourly Workers in the Private and Public Sector
Industries
Our lawyers have represented clients with employment-related issues arising from the many industries, including but not limited to the following:
- Technology and e-Commerce
- Health Care and Life Sciences
- Financial Services and Insurance
- Professional Staffing
- Professional Services, including law and medicine
- Business and Management Consulting
- Higher Education
- Construction
- Utilities
- Food and Beverage
Issues
We have successfully dealt with many different employment-related issues, including but not limited to issues pertinent to the following matters:
- Severance Agreements
- Non-compete and Non-solicitation Agreements
- Confidentiality and Trade Secret Agreements
- Discrimination Based on Age, Gender, Race, National Origin, Sexual Orientation, Disability and Military Service
- Sexual Harassment
- Breach of Employment Contract
- Wrongful Termination
- Wage and Hour or Wage Act Claims
- Internet and e-Commerce Related Issues
- Workplace Privacy Claims
- Retaliatory Discharge Claims
- Family Medical Leave Act Claims
- Breach of Ethics or Standards of Conduct Claims
Forums
Our lawyers have appeared in many forums for the adjudication or resolution of employment-related disputes and are familiar with the rules and operations of those forums, which include:
- Massachusetts District and Superior Courts
- Massachusetts Court of Appeals and the Supreme Judicial Court
- U.S. District Courts and U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal
- Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Department of Labor
- American Arbitration Association, JAMS and other forums for Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Collaborative Law Meetings Dedicated to Settlement of Disputes
Results
The following summaries are a representative sampling of results we have produced for our clients with employment-related problems.
- Secured six-figure settlements for each of a number of women executives and professionals in the financial services industry who complained of gender discrimination.
- Won summary judgment on all issues for consulting company client that had been sued by a group of employees for alleged breach of contract, wrongful termination and discrimination. Plaintiffs had made a seven-figure damage demand.
- Won the first Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower suit brought in Massachusetts.
- Secured dismissal of several whistle-blowing cases against a large pharmaceutical distribution company without any payment in settlement.
- Won summary judgment in a case where the plaintiff alleged that our corporate client owed him more than $1 million in formula compensation and interest.
- Secured appellate victory establishing a liability shield protecting unrepresented employees from defamation actions for filing internal complaints of sexual harassment.
- Won dismissal of all claims against Boston law firm sued for sexual harassment and gender discrimination in federal court. Successfully argued appeal of decision to U.S. Court of Appeals for 1st Circuit.
- Successfully defended against numerous actions to enforce non-compete, non-solicitation or trade secret agreements.
- Successfully prosecuted and enforced numerous non-compete, non-solicitation and trade secret agreements for employers.
- In a case of first impression, won an appellate victory for a group of synagogues, establishing their right to hire, promote and retain religious teachers with First Amendment protections against certain kinds of employment actions.
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