Class Action Avoidance and Defense

Regardless of its merits, an employment class action can threaten the reputation, good will, and economic standing of your company. At Littler, we focus on protecting and defending employers from employment class actions.

Our Class Action Practice Group has litigated numerous discrimination class actions, FLSA collective actions, and state labor code class actions on behalf of major multi-outlet employers throughout the nation, and prevailed against the plaintiffs' bar's most prominent firms. And every day, employers throughout the nation look to Littler to assess their class action risk and to identify and remedy vulnerable workplace policies and procedures before they become problems.

Co-chaired by a former labor economics professor with a background in statistical modeling, Littler's Class Action Practice Group takes an analytical yet aggressive approach to every engagement. As part of their practice, Littler Class Action attorneys:

• assist in audits of employer's wage payment practices by U.S. Department of Labor and state compliance agencies;
• represent employers in state and federal court wage claim litigation by individual employees, the D.O.L. and state compliance agencies;
• advise employers on their obligations to employees to help prevent overtime class action, wage and hour class action, misclassification class action, and collective actions;
• review proposed personnel actions including discipline, promotions, terminations, and layoffs for potential discrimination claims; and
• review personnel practices and draft employment applications and policies prohibiting discrimination and harassment.

To learn more about the Firm's capabilities and experience contact your Littler attorney or the Class Action Avoidance and Defense Practice Group Chairs:

Allan G. King
Keith C. Hult

Dukes v. Wal-Mart Documents
Redline Version of Substituted Opinion by the Ninth Circuit