Employment Litigation

Overview

Steptoe & Johnson has a team of skilled and experienced trial lawyers who are positioned to help employers facing threatened or actual litigation. Our team helps employers of all sizes across industries in state and federal courts as well as in arbitration and before administrative agencies. We listen to our clients to determine their objectives and then carry out a strategic plan to achieve them.

Our team has handled all types of employment litigation, including but not limited to the following types of matters:

Harassment
Discrimination
Whistleblower
Retaliation
Interference
Wrongful discharge
Wage and hour
Class/collective actions on a variety of substantive topics
Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and employee benefits claims
Executive compensation disputes

We try cases and engage in vigorous motions practice, when warranted. However, in the event our clients wish to resolve litigation using alternative dispute resolution, our litigators are skilled negotiators and equipped to resolve claims efficiently.

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Representative Experience

Defended employers in actions before the Pennsylvania Human Rights Commission, the West Virginia Human Rights Commission, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the U.S. Department of Labor
Defended public employers in actions before the West Virginia Public Employees Grievance Board
Defended employers in wage and hour cases alleging misclassification of employees and independent contractors
Handled arbitrations in both union and nonunion settings in many industries
Defended employers at trial in age, race, and disability discrimination; sexual harassment and retaliation; and Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and Fair Labor Standard Act (FSA) cases
Obtained summary judgments in employment cases on behalf of employers

Our Team

Allison B. Williams

Team Leader

Member

Marcus D. Black

Associate

Of Counsel

Anthony Caldera

Associate

Associate

Bryan R. Cokeley

Executive Committee / Member

Of Counsel

Marcia L. DePaula

Member

Tracey B. Eberling

Member

John B. Gessner

Member

Karlie M. Gorall

Associate

Ronda L. Harvey

Member

Shelby A. Hicks-Merinar

Of Counsel

Mark G. Jeffries

Of Counsel

Of Counsel

Joseph U. Leonoro

Member

Anders W. Lindberg

Chair, Litigation Department / Member

Member

Laura H. McConnell-Corbyn

Member

Carl A. Misitano

Of Counsel

Michael J. Moore

Member

Of Counsel

Manning J. O'Connor

Of Counsel

Ashley Hardesty Odell

Member

Member

Associate

Peter A. Shadid

Associate

Christopher L. Slaughter

Chief Executive Officer

Thomas G. Steele

Of Counsel

Christi R. Stover

Of Counsel

Gerald J. Stubenhofer Jr.

Member

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