DGS has been extremely successful in litigating all types of employment disputes.  We have an extensive track record of winning jury trials, prevailing on motions, and obtaining favorable settlements.  Our employment and labor attorneys have handled cases involving every type of employment claim, including allegations of discrimination based on race, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, and other factors.  They have represented clients in a significant and growing number of cases involving allegations of wrongful termination under a wide variety of common-law tort and contract theories.  In addition to defending clients against unlawful termination claims, our employment lawyers protect our clients' trade secrets and enforce their covenants not to compete by obtaining injunctive relief.  Drawing on their extensive litigation experience, these lawyers also emphasize risk reduction and counseling in all of these areas.  This has proven very useful to clients planning to adopt or rewrite employee handbooks, drug and alcohol testing programs, personnel policies and manuals, or planning other personnel actions ranging from terminations of individual employees to large-scale reductions in force.

We also have experience in the more traditional areas of labor law.  In particular, we have represented clients in arbitration proceedings under collective bargaining agreements, union organizing campaigns and collective bargaining negotiations.  We have also been involved in advising clients in matters relating to concerted employee activity, union recognition and bargaining, and other issues related to employer-union relations.