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| Labor and Employment Law |
| Employment Discrimination Litigation |
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Whitfield & Eddy labor and employment lawyers defend employment discrimination claims and lawsuits on a regular basis. Our attorneys represent employers before state and federal agencies, as well as state and federal trial and appellate courts. Our lawyers recognize that litigation can be an extremely time-consuming and disruptive process for many clients. As such, our attorneys use their substantial experience and skill to help our clients avoid employment discrimination claims, and to strategically position litigation cases for early dismissal or resolution.
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Services:
- Age discrimination, including claims arising out of business restructuring such as reductions-in-force and severance programs
- Disability discrimination charges under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Iowa Civil Rights Act, and Federal Rehabilitation Act
- Race and national origin discrimination charges, including disparate treatment and disparate impact claims
- Religious discrimination
- Sex discrimination, including harassment and equal pay claims
Industries Represented:
- Banking
- Communications Services
- Construction
- Gaming & Entertainment
- Insurance Carriers
- Manufacturing
- Municipalities
- Petroleum
- Retail - Miscellaneous
- Transportation Services
- Wholesale - Miscellaneous
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Cases and Transactions:
- We have successfully handled a substantial number of employment discrimination lawsuits, including recently defending an ADA action that addressed a disability issue of first impression in our federal circuit court in a case which was appealed twice to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, concluding only after the plaintiff’s Petition for Writ of Certiori before the U.S. Supreme Court was denied.
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