Scott Hagen

Practice Areas

Scott A. Hagen is the Chair of the Firm’s Employment and Labor Section. His practice includes labor relations, employment litigation, employee benefits (ERISA) litigation, and representation of clients before administrative agencies. Mr. Hagen has represented management in collective bargaining, labor arbitrations, unfair labor practice charges, representation elections, collective bargaining, state court injunctions regarding improper picketing, and hybrid lawsuits alleging breach of a collective bargaining agreement and breach of the fair duty of representation.

Mr. Hagen also has experience in employment discrimination, wrongful termination, wage disputes, employment-related tort actions (such as defamation claims and claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress), sexual harassment, class actions, and OSHA citations. In addition, Mr. Hagen has significant experience in enforcing employment-related covenants-not-to-compete through securing injunctive relief, as well as the defense of such actions.

Mr. Hagen has defended numerous claims brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). His cases have involved claims for benefits, wrongful discharge in retaliation for exercising rights under the Act, breach of fiduciary duty, and violation of ERISA disclosure duties. Mr. Hagen has also represented clients in audits conducted by the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor. Mr. Hagen has significant experience defending clients cited by the Utah Division of Occupational Safety and Health, and federal OSHA.

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