Employment Litigation
The risk of litigation is an ever-present factor in today’s employer-employee relationship. Countless lawsuits are filed by disgruntled employees every year.
While we have a proactive Employment & Benefits attorney team, some litigation tends to be unavoidable. Employers faced with a complicated employee claim need effective, informed counsel to efficiently resolve the issue. Our attorneys bring a wealth of experience to this area with a thorough knowledge of the statutes, regulations, procedures, and current case law and agency decisions.
Working directly with business owners, managers, and human resource professionals, our attorneys represent employers in state and federal courts in Wisconsin and in administrative hearings throughout Wisconsin and the rest of the country. We have particular depth within the manufacturing, construction, banking, health care, insurance, fiduciary and professional services, transportation, real estate, and ag industries. As a business-focused law firm, our attorneys understand how companies of all sizes operate and our employment litigators are extremely familiar with the complexities of the employer-employee relationship.
Services offered to employers in the area of employment litigation include:
- Discrimination and sexual harassment claims
- Wage and hour claims
- Whistle blower and retaliation claims
- Employment Contracts
- Wrongful Termination, contractual claims as well as other workplace claims
- Covenants Not to Compete
- Agency proceedings (such as EEOC, state and local human rights agencies)
- Noncompete and trade secret claims
- Employment issues in shareholder litigation
- Workers’ Compensation safety violation and refusal to rehire claims
- Uninsured Workers’ Compensation claims (safety violation, refusal to rehire, etc.)
- Employment discrimination and sexual harassment
- Wage & Hour audits and litigation defense
Should legal disputes extend beyond Wisconsin, Ruder Ware’s affiliation with Meritas®, an international alliance of law firms, means our network of lawyers can provide counsel for clients anywhere in this country or around the world.
Founded in 1920, Ruder Ware provides business, employment, estate planning, and litigation services. A full-service law firm, over 45 attorneys provide clients with a one-stop approach to their legal needs. Ruder Ware, Business Attorneys for Business Success.
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Posted on March 26, 2025 by Samuel J. S. Moheban
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Posted on February 14, 2025 by Samuel J. S. Moheban
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Posted on February 7, 2025 by Nicole L. Stangl and Morgan H. Sweeney
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Posted on January 23, 2025 by Samuel J. S. Moheban
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Posted on January 14, 2025 by Nicole L. Stangl and Morgan H. Sweeney
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Posted on December 19, 2024 by Mary Ellen Schill
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Posted on November 15, 2024 by Nicole L. Stangl and Morgan H. Sweeney
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