LDGA’s Labor & Employment attorneys have significant experience handling all facets of labor and employment matters. Our Labor & Employment Team provides proactive litigation strategies, efficient investigation services, and top tier counsel.
Employment Litigation:
Our Labor & Employment lawyers have decades of in-depth experience litigating employment claims in both State and Federal courts as well as private and administrative forums. LDGA lawyers understand the need to mitigate business disruptions due to labor and employment disputes, and provide effective and tenacious representation.
Our Labor and Employment Team has litigated cases involving all types of employment claims affecting business today, including but not limited to:
• Discrimination and Harassment Claims
• Leave Disputes
• Retaliation Claims
• Wage & Hour Disputes, including Classification Challenges
• Whistleblower Suits
LDGA Labor & Employment lawyers also have experience with less common types of employment issues including claims specific to the construction and cannabis industries, collection matters, fair credit and reporting claims, fraud claims, issues affecting military personnel, and privacy claims.
While LDGA appreciates the value of providing cost-efficient representation in Labor & Employment disputes, its attorneys are well-equipped to take employment matters through trial. LDGA lawyers are also ready and prepared to step in at the appellate level with a renowned team of appellate lawyers who are well known in the region for their expertise.
Internal Investigations:
Our Labor & Employment lawyers are often looked to as the go-to investigators for internal employment matters state-wide. LDGA lawyers contour their investigations to each client and conduct efficient yet thorough investigations and provide practical and useful recommendations.
Advice & Counsel:
LDGA lawyers are here to provide your business with advice and counsel on myriad of employment matters that arise in today’s complex relationship between employer and employee. Our team understands the speed by which business runs and can deploy its decades of specialized experience to provide quick, dependable, and thorough advice and counsel when difficult employment questions arise. Whether it’s an obscure HR issue, contract review, wage dispute, classification question or leave analysis, LDGA’s Labor & Employment Team is equipped to provide counsel tailored to your business needs.
Handbooks, Policy and Training:
Our Labor & Employment lawyers prepare and update client manuals, handbooks and policies and provide dynamic training programs to workforces of all sizes. We understand how important it is for businesses to remain compliant, particularly with continuously changing employment and labor laws, and for employees to be clearly informed of employer expectations. We also understand that these materials often provide a business with a first line of defense when disputes arise.
Labor Relations Expertise:
Our Labor & Employment team is uniquely positioned to provide counsel on labor relations matters and routinely represents public entities in labor negotiations and labor disputes of all kinds. Our team has frequently assisted management in conducting internal investigations and provides counseling on labor relations and disciplinary issues.
Employment disputes are on the rise, particularly in the current economic climate. LDGA’s Labor & Employment attorneys are ready to help you navigate these complex issues.
McGrogan v. Till, 167 N.J. 414 (2001) (addressing statute of limitations for legal malpractice)
Victor A. Afanador was a panelist at the Third National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference. His topic was "Diversity in the Profession: The Role of Firms, Corporations and Specialty Bar Associations." Other panelists include Superior Court Judge Hany Mawla.
