TLG has successfully represented clients sued in federal court for alleged constitutional and statutory violations, including numerous cases involving employment discrimination. Specifically, TLG represents clients sued for race, sex, age and national origin discrimination. TLG has also represented clients sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Because of TLG’s expertise in the employment discrimination area, it is able to provide immediate and cost-effective counsel to clients being sued or facing suit. TLG is often called upon to perform investigations of workplace harassment and discrimination and has developed a “team approach” to such investigations. Subsequent to its investigations, TLG has recommended and helped implement workplace policies to report and promptly investigate claims of harassment and discrimination.

TLG is proactive in its representation of clients accused of employment discrimination which often results in either early settlement or dismissal of suits without the usual exorbitant legal fees attendant with being reactive.

When employment cases need to be tried to a jury verdict, TLG has had even greater success. To date, TLG has never lost an employment discrimination case that went to jury verdict. In fact, as remarkable as it sounds, the Firm has never lost a federal jury trial of any kind.

TLG represents clients sued in federal court for alleged constitutional and statutory violations, including numerous cases involving employment discrimination. Specifically, TLG represents clients sued for race, sex, age and national origin discrimination. TLG has also represented clients sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Because of TLG’s expertise in the employment litigation area, it is able to provide immediate and cost-effective counsel to clients being sued or facing suit. TLG is often called upon to perform investigations of workplace harassment and discrimination and has developed a “team approach” to such investigations. Subsequent to its investigations, TLG has recommended and helped implement workplace policies to report and promptly investigate claims of harassment and discrimination.

TLG is proactive in its representation of clients accused of employment discrimination which often results in either early settlement or dismissal of suits without the usual exorbitant legal fees attendant with being reactive. TLG is sensitive to the client’s needs for early or alternative resolutions, especially in the current economic environment.

TLG has advanced many aggressive legal theories for its clients accused of discrimination. In fact, TLG recently negotiated a very nominal settlement for a major hospital in a class action race discrimination suit. TLG first successfully fought against certification and then forced the dismissal of each plaintiff’s claim and, through motion practice, reduced the remaining plaintiff’s claims to a single count. TLG also recently negotiated a favorable settlement for a client accused of sexual harassment because it argued that it had instituted a “well publicized” sexual harassment policy that absolutely absolved it of respondeat superior liability under Title VII.

TLG has been successful in obtaining summary judgments in a number of cases. In Jacoby v. Arkema, 2007 U.S. Dist. 74915 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 4, 2007), the court granted summary judgment in our client’s favor on an ADA claim where the court held that the alleged disability did not significantly impair a major life activity. In those instances where discrimination cases have been appealed to the Circuit Court, TLG has also had great success. For example, in Page v. University of Pennsylvania, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 6738 (3d Cir. 2007), the Third Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment of plaintiff’s pregnancy and race discrimination claims and in Cerol v. Temple University, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 25618 (3d Cir. 2008), the Third Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment on a retaliation claim brought by a college professor alleging she had been denied promotion to full professor.

When employment cases need to be tried to a jury verdict, TLG has had even greater success. To date, TLG has never lost an employment litigation case that went to jury verdict. In fact, as remarkable as it sounds, the firm has never lost a federal jury trial of any kind.

TLG has extensive experience assisting clients with respect to a variety of matters, including unemployment, overtime pay, leave and whistleblower retaliation claims. The firm’s representation has included defense against claims for overtime pay arising under the Federal Labor Standards Act or applicable state statutes, defense against claims arising under the Family Medical Leave Act, and the filing of responses and appeals regarding unemployment insurance claims. TLG attorneys assist clients in understanding their compliance obligations with respect to the foregoing statutes and a variety of additional employment regulatory matters through training and specialized counsel and advice.

TLG has the capacity and experience to represent clients with respect to complex and challenging labor disputes. The firm’s attorneys have experience representing clients in connection with unfair labor practice charges, boycotts and lockouts, collective bargaining, and a variety of additional matters. TLG has experience resolving matters arising in connection with labor law preemption matters and pursuant to litigation before the National Labor Relations Board.

TLG maintains a team of regulatory and compliance experts who assist clients in ensuring that employees and employment programs achieve compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The firm’s regulatory and compliance services aid clients in reducing risks, avoiding financial loss, and achieving the highest levels of performance and regulatory standards. The firm provides services, including subject matter and program development expertise, and project management, to strengthen and improve end-to-end compliance programs, to include investigations, reviews, remedial programs and training with respect to employment, foreign corrupt practices, embargo and export-control compliance matters.

The Firm employs a holistic approach in the design and implementation of compliance programs, including consideration of client vision and goals, technology, human capital, processes, business culture, services, products, and geographic locations, to serve clients’ regulatory and compliance needs.

The Firm offers numerous regulatory and compliance services including the following:

• Development and maintenance of inventory of laws and regulations, including applicability matrices
• Governance and functional organization model development and improvement
• Compliance reviews and testing
• Risk reviews and assessments
• Subject matter expertise
• End-to-end process development and implementation (enterprise and line of business/service/product/location specific), including policies, procedures, training, communications, measures, and control planning
• Updating businesses and re-assessing programs based on current events, new business directions, and regulatory changes
• On–site audit/review of processes and operations functionality for compliance evaluation
• Enterprise project management