Craig T. Dickinson collaborates with clients to identify and avoid legal problems with their employees, and to resolve them efficiently when they do arise. Craig works with clients in a range of businesses, including hospital and healthcare, financial services, retail, restaurant and hospitality, distribution and logistics, and manufacturing and technology. He has in-depth experience in the following areas:
Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation
- Advising clients on potential discrimination, harassment and retaliation issues to avoid Title VII, ADA, ADEA, CFEPA and FMLA related claims
- Training managers and staff on discrimination, harassment and retaliation topics
- Representing clients in administrative, arbitration, and court proceedings
- Secured dismissal of cases involving race discrimination, gender discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, age discrimination, disability discrimination, and retaliation claims
- Secured defense verdicts and arbitration decisions in cases involving sexual harassment, gender discrimination, race discrimination, and retaliation claims
- Negotiated settlement of dozens of cases involving wide range of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation claims
Disability and Leave of Absence
- Advising clients on complex accommodation and leave of absence issues
- Representing clients in administrative, arbitration and court proceedings
- Secured dismissal of cases involving disability discrimination and retaliation claims
- Settled dozens of cases involving wide range of failure to accommodate, disability discrimination, and related retaliation claims
Employment Contracts and Noncompete Agreements
- Advising clients on entry into and dissolution of employment and non-compete agreements
- Secured defense ruling in arbitration brought by physician against hospital in breach of contract claim
- Negotiated mutually acceptable resolution of breach of employment and noncompete claims