Practice Areas & Industries: Roetzel & Andress, A Legal Professional Association

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Our team of Labor & Employment Litigation attorneys at Roetzel & Andress have extensive experience working with complex and potentially costly labor and employment litigation issues, including harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, trade secrets, and confidentiality agreements, among others. We represent both union and non-union public and private companies, not-for-profit organizations, public sector entities, entrepreneurial ventures, and professional associations across the entire spectrum of labor and employment litigation issues.

Services Available

Our attorneys are highly qualified in litigation matters, with experience representing local, national, and international clients before federal agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; the Department of Labor, Occupational Health and Safety Administration; and the Internal Revenue Service. We also litigate all types of employment claims and charges before administrative agencies and federal and state courts. Several of our attorneys are board certified in trial advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. In addition, a number of our attorneys are certified in alternative dispute resolutions methods, including mediation, arbitration, and other collaborative processes.

Representative Services

• Alternative dispute resolution
• Civil Rights law
• Wrongful termination
• Employment tort litigation
• Employment discrimination
• All types of harassment
• Non-compete and confidentiality agreements
• Trade secrets

Representative Matters

• Represented a political subdivision and received a favorable verdict in a race discrimination / race harassment case that received national publicity
• Represented an employer in Federal District Court and the Sixth Circuit with respect to claims of reverse discrimination and wrongful discharge
• Represented a medical practice against its former physician / employee and a hospital for breach of non-compete and tortious interference
• Represented a construction company in connection with workplace injury and OSHA citations
• Obtained a jury verdict in federal court in favor of a national retail chain regarding an employee claiming sexual and handicap discrimination
• Represented a municipality in a case involving racial harassment and discrimination
• Tried the first Americans with Disabilities Act case to verdict in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division and obtained a favorable result for the client
• Defended a major retail chain against age discrimination allegations
• Defended a health care provider against sexual harassment claims and hostile work environment allegations by an employee who had been fired
• Defended a major transportation carrier against claims involving allegations that an employee was disciplined as a result of his sexual orientation
• Led collective bargaining negotiations with various newspaper and television trade and guild unions, including successful negotiation of a new labor agreement that took technological advancements into consideration for the first time
• Defended employers to enforce non-competition agreements