Employment Litigation & Arbitration

A Valued Partner in Protecting Your Business Interests

Employers face increasing legal exposure as state and federal laws become more protective of employees. We represent clients in all types of employment-related litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings.

Awards

Chambers USA

Attorneys ranked nationally and in Massachusetts, New York, California, and Washington, DC, and in Labor and Employment as well as Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

U.S. News and Best Lawyers®

Practice ranked nationally and in Boston, California, New York, and Washington DC

LexBlog

Practice blog ranked the #1 Employment & Labor Blog, Am Law 200 Blog Benchmark Report

LexBlog

Practice blog ranked #10 in the Top 30 Am Law 200 Blogs, Am Law 200 Blog Benchmark Report

Benchmark Litigation

Massachusetts practice ranked as Recommended by Benchmark Litigation (2022)

Our Experience

Victory for Chief Financial Officer in AAA Arbitration

Mintz’s client received 100% of the fees we requested on his behalf and was awarded $50,000 in sanctions when the arbitrator concluded the company’s counterclaims were frivolous.

Villa v. Cava Mezze Grill

Mintz represented Cava when a former employee claimed she was fired for reporting sexual harassment of other employees. The firm argued the woman was terminated not for filing the report, but because the client believed she had falsified it.

Hackett v. GardaWorld Federal Services

Mintz represented GardaWorld (Aegis Defense Services) when an EMT sued for defamation, claiming a report falsely accused him of misconduct and caused him to lose his State Department clearance. The court granted a motion to strike the evidence.

Areas of Focus

Discrimination & Harassment

Employee Mobility & Trade Secrets

Wage & Hour

Our Approach

Our Employment Litigation & Arbitration Practice includes attorneys who are in court every day defending clients of all sizes and in every industry. We've represented employers in some of the toughest and most complex employment cases — including nationwide wage and hour class actions, high-stakes noncompetition and trade secret litigation, and whistleblower, harassment, and discrimination cases. We also routinely represent clients in ADR proceedings, including in AAA, JAMS, and FINRA arbitrations, and agency proceedings, including the DOL and EEOC.

Our attorneys will help you find the best way to resolve your proceeding favorably.

Areas of Focus

Representation in all types of employment-related litigation, including discrimination, harassment, breach of contract, theft of trade secrets, noncompete enforcement and defense, and wage and hour disputes.

Wage & Hour

Significant wage and hour class action experience involving overtime, misclassification, and “off the clock” claims filed in both federal and state courts.

Agency Experience

Experience before the Federal Department of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and state antidiscrimination agencies.

Our Clients

We serve a broad cross-section of leading companies, including public and private sector organizations, ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.

Meet Mintz

Our attorneys have represented employers in nationwide wage and hour class actions, high-stakes noncompetition and trade secret litigation, whistleblower, and discrimination and harassment cases.