Morningstar Law Group has a robust employment litigation practice that is committed to helping our clients resolve disputes reasonably, rapidly and efficiently.
Who We Represent
Morningstar Law Group’s workforce attorneys represent local, regional, national and international employers, from startup companies in the employment planning stage, to multi-state employers, and those with thousands of employees across the globe.
What We Do
- Wage and hour requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as well as state and local wage regulations, including exempt/non-exempt employee classifications, minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), and other federal, state and local safety regulation violations - Discrimination, harassment and civil rights allegations (based on sex, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, disability, and other protected classifications)
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) claims, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) disability accommodations, and retaliation allegations
- Religious accommodations
- Workforce-related agreements, including employment and service agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, invention assignment agreements, and benefits agreements
- Wrongful termination and other state fair employment practices claims
- Officer and director fiduciary duties and other employee duties of loyalty,
- Professional Licensing and professional misconduct allegations
- Employee invention and equity ownership agreements, rights and interests
- Enforcement and defense of employee restrictive covenants, including non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement, and non-disclosure covenants
- Misappropriation of confidential information and trade secrets,
- Tortious interference and corporate raiding of employees
Our employment lawyers defend and advocate for employers in law enforcement agency investigations and proceedings, including Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges, Employment Security Commission (ESC) unemployment determinations, Department of Labor complaints and investigations Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) inspections and citations, State Departments of Insurance investigations, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) audits, and others.
Our attorneys represent employers in local, national and international arbitration venues, including court ordered arbitrations, FINRA arbitrations, and private arbitrations governed by contract terms and/or using AAA, JAMS and other arbitration providers.
