Labor & Employment

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Provided by McDermott Will & Emery LLP

McDermott's prominent California labor and employment practice is focused on high-stakes complex employment litigation, counseling and compliance, traditional labor law, high-stakes employment litigation covering both single plaintiff and class action, collective bargaining, union relations, and NLRB negotiations.

Media, sports and entertainment industry – our team continues to advise all the major Hollywood studios. Our leading industry-wide production training remains intact, focused on anti-harassment and discrimination.  Over 100,000 Hollywood production professionals have received this training to date, which covers industry-specific counseling related to film and television production, litigation defense, and one-on-one sessions.  

Wage-and-hour litigation – claims continue to proliferate our team successfully handles a number of class and collective actions each year, gravitating to bet-the-company matters, making us a destination firm for wage-and-hour litigation.

Fair Credit Reporting Act – we are experienced at protecting clients from the growing threats of class action employment litigation brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Traditional labor law – our practice makes us a stand-out among others, McDermott has a powerhouse team based in San Francisco that specializes in union negotiations and collective bargaining agreements, with special expertise in gig economy issues.