Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC, Labor & Employment

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Our labor and employment practice covers the full array of issues affecting the work environment, including workplace safety, immigration, employee benefits, and executive compensation, in addition to more common areas like discrimination, retaliation, harassment, non-competition and non-solicitation, wage/hour, union avoidance, union campaigns, and collective bargaining.

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Labor & Employment - New Jersey

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC has a distinguished labor and employment practice with a national reputation for providing comprehensive counseling and litigation services to a range of management clients. The firm represents companies from the pharmaceutical, manufacturing and financial services sectors, among others. It has particular strength in traditional labor relations matters, such as union campaigns and collective bargaining agreements. The group also handles all manner of employment litigation, including whistle-blowing and retaliation cases.

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Work Highlights

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart LLP successfully defended Capgemini against a former employee whose employment agreement adequately waived their right to a pursue a claim under the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act in court. The court dismissed the civil suit and subsequently referred the matter for arbitration.

Strengths

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The team has a broad range of subject-matter experts and provides timely responses and thoughtful guidance on difficult issues.

Labor & Employment respondent
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They have a specialized person for every topic.

Labor & Employment respondent
USA

The team has a broad range of subject-matter experts and provides timely responses and thoughtful guidance on difficult issues.

Labor & Employment respondent
USA

They have a specialized person for every topic.

Labor & Employment respondent
USA

Notable Practitioners

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Peter O Hughes

Band 4

Peter Hughes has substantial experience litigating the full spectrum of employment-related lawsuits on behalf of employers. He is particularly skilled at handling discrimination, retaliation and unequal pay cases.

He has a pragmatic approach and consistently drives solid results.

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