John Scalia is a member of the firm's National Labor & Employment Practice Group and is a shareholder in the firm's Tysons Corner, Virginia office. He is also a member of the firm's National Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Scalia works with companies to find practical, cost-effective strategies to their workforce problems. He routinely advises clients on a broad range of employment issues, such as complying with employment laws (including Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, WARN); drafting and analyzing employment and non-compete agreements; developing and implementing personnel policies and procedures; hiring, firing and managing employees; performing labor and employment due diligence for corporate mergers and acquisitions; conducting internal sexual harassment, whistleblower and misconduct investigations; conducting "best practices" audits and human resources/management trainings; handling OFCCP and DOL investigations; and defending discrimination claims before the EEOC and state administrative agencies. Mr. Scalia has an active litigation practice, representing employers in breach of contract, wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, whistleblower, and non-compete actions. He practices regularly in federal and state courts, in private mediation and arbitration proceedings, and before the EEOC, the DOL, and equivalent state administrative agencies. He also represents companies in a variety of civil rights and business litigation matters, including securities class actions, commercial contract disputes, unfair business practices, unfair competition, misappropriation of trade secrets, product disparagement, commercial defamation, and fair housing and public accommodations discrimination claims. Areas of Concentration · Employment Law · Civil Rights · Commercial Litigation Professional & Community Involvement · Federal Bar Association, Northern Virginia Chapter · Fairfax County (VA) Bar Association · Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) · The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) · Fairfax County (VA) Chamber of Commerce · California Bar Association Awards & Recognition · Selected, a Law360 2011 Employment Practice Group of the Year · Designated by The Washington Business Journal as a top employment litigation attorney for 2008 and 2009 · Designated by Super Lawyers magazine as a top Virginia employment lawyer for 2008 through 2011 · The International Who's Who of Management, Labour & Employment Lawyers, 2010 and 2011 Articles, Publications, & Lectures Articles · Author, "Ledbetter Ruling Clarifies Even As It Sparks Decent," Employment Law 360, July 31, 2007 · Author, "Fourth Circuit Taylor Ruling Sets Troubling Precedent," Employment Law 360, July 26, 2007 · Author, "The Successful Emerging Growth Technology Company Establishes Procedures to Comply with Worker Classification Laws," November/December 2006 Issue of The Voice of Technology (Northern Virginia Technology Counsel Magazine) · Author, "A Note of Caution: Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Provisions are Making Labor Judges Wrestle with Securities Law," Legal Times, April 19, 2004 · Co-Author, "Labor and Employment Laws Applicable to Organized Delivery Systems," Health Care Administration, (L. Wolper, ed., Jones & Bartlett, 4th ed. 2004) Miscellaneous · Frequent speaker at employment law seminars for in-house counsel and human resource professionals |