Advise employers in full range of labor and employment matters. Frequently represent employers in litigation involving federal and state wage and hour and employment laws, including class and collective actions.
Also advise employers concerning trade secrets and restrictive covenants, the negotiation of executive employment agreements, and the employment matters connected with corporate mergers and acquisitions.
Trained and experienced in computer forensics and the discovery of electronic data and documents; have spoken and written on discovery of electronically stored information and forensic analysis of computer evidence.
There is some thought that they are stockpiling cases, waiting for a more favorable atmosphere.
Outgoing member Dhillon can either serve until she's replaced or the year ends, leaving the commission potentially deadlocked with two Republicans and two Democrats.
The EEOC commission Republicans might be less interested in expanding the EEOC's reach into areas of liability against employers in ways that haven't been done thus far. But for now, the number of lawsuits the EEOC is filing is well short of its historic averages.
EEOC lawsuits against employers might increase as it increases its staff and gains political power.