We are a team and tackle each of our matters in a collaborative manner. Wigdor LLP has a wide array of talented attorneys, paralegals and staff. We have been included in Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” by The National Trial Lawyers, “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” by The American Society of Legal Advocates, AV Premium Rated from Martindale-Hubbell, and the highest ranking in Avvo. Our collective experiences range from degrees at some of the most highly regarded law schools, large law firm practices, former prosecutors and in-house attorneys. Our lawyers are admitted in numerous states and federal courts throughout the Country and have received consistent recognition from our clients, Judges, and even our adversaries.
Wigdor LLP represents individual executives as well as current and former employees in all types of employment law matters. Our attorneys are highly experienced in the successful litigation of class action, multi-plaintiff and individual plaintiff discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, wage-and-hour and related lawsuits.
Because of our approach, our cases are regularly cited by other lawyers in their legal briefs as well as judges in their judicial opinions. Our cases are also frequently discussed at large legal seminars and are written about in law reviews and other legal articles. It is hard to imagine another law firm that has had such an impact in the employment field in the last ten years.
We also provide effective employment law counseling for companies and individuals, including conducting internal investigations and advising clients on workplace policies and practices, employee handbooks, employment contracts, severance agreements, and executive compensation and other employment-related agreements.
As a firm, we are known by the press for taking on important and ground-breaking matters. Our work and accomplishments are frequently covered by leading local and national media, including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Daily News and the major broadcast networks.
#Starbucks is facing claims that it systemically discriminates against older managers.
In a proposed class action, former store manager Markel Oden, 59, claims he was fired without warning due to his age and replaced with someone under 40.
Starbucks Hit With Age Bias Suit Over Management Hires - Law360
Starbucks has been slapped with an age discrimination lawsuit by a former manager who claims in his proposed class...
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#Microsoft shareholders approved a proposal asking the Board to publish a report on the impact of the company's sexual harassment policies.
The proposal comes amid a recent wave of shareholder activism on issues related to workplace culture and #DEI.
Microsoft shareholders vote for the company to publish sexual-harassment report, in rare win for activists
The rare vote for an activist initiative comes after a board-level investigation into co-founder Bill Gates' activities almost two decades earlier.
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“Although arbitration clauses do not prevent employees from going to the police…companies often make signing them a condition of keeping or getting a job. Paired with confidentiality clauses, they can have a chilling effect on reporting misconduct.”
Victims of Sexual Misconduct Testify Against Forced Arbitration
In emotional testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, four survivors of sexual misconduct said they had been ...
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Congress is inching closer to passing bipartisan legislation that would ban forced arbitration in cases of sexual harassment and sexual assault.
Survivors deserve to have their day in court. Period.
#EndForcedArbitration #MeToo
Congress closes in on sexual misconduct reform, 4 years after its #MeToo moment
It’s a rare collaboration between conservatives and liberals that would end the forced use of arbitration for on-the-job harassment.
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In an article for Forbes, #CIHLER board member Douglas Wigdor, partner, WIGDOR LLP discusses the importance of a bi-partisan bill to end forced arbitration for cases of sexual assault and harassment.
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