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Blitman & King Employment Litigation Lawyers

For more than 75 years, we practice in the areas of employment, employee benefits, labor, and workplace law. From its earliest days, Blitman & King gained national attention by representing clients in complex disputes. The settings for these controversies take a variety of forms, including arbitration, class actions, individual and collective litigation, mediation (formal and informal), government investigations, audits, administrative proceedings, and enforcement actions. Our attorneys are well-trained employment, employee benefits, labor, and workplace law practitioners—we are not general practice litigators. Each employment litigation attorney at Blitman & King is committed to staying at the forefront of developments in labor and employment law. Here’s what we excel at:

Employment Litigation: Our body of work includes a broad array of employment litigation claims involving breach of contract, compensation, confidentiality agreements, constructive discharge, civil rights, defamation, deferred compensation, discrimination, disability, employment agreements, false claims act, interference with the employment relationship, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, medical leave, qui tam, race discrimination, retaliation, severance and severance agreements, sexual harassment, wage and hour, misclassifications, trade secrets, whistleblower, wrongful termination, and termination with cause. Our employment litigation attorneys will defend your rights, carefully handle complex legal issues, and call for justice on your behalf.

Employee Benefits Litigation: Our employment litigation lawyers represent clients in the full gamut of workplace law and employee benefits controversies relating to bankruptcy, benefit claims, challenges to plan rules, COBRA, collection of delinquent contributions, ERISA’s reporting and disclosure, fiduciary duty, prohibited transaction provisions and preemption of state law, executive compensation, golden parachutes, HIPAA, investments and investment losses, insolvency, mergers, nonqualified deferred compensation, overpayment claims, plan amendments, retiree health benefits, spin-offs, stock grants, stock options, subrogation, termination, and withdrawal liability. In addition, we excel at handling U.S. Department of Labor investigations and audits, Internal Revenue Service audits, U.S. Department of Justice investigations, and proceedings involving the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Labor Litigation: Our employment litigation lawyers possess deep experience, and have among the highest capabilities when it comes to labor disputes involving bankruptcy, breach-of-contract, collective bargaining agreements, the duty of fair representation, hand billing, injunction proceedings, grievances, mergers and acquisitions, picketing, plant relocations, prevailing wage, reorganizations, representation matters, secondary boycotts, strikes, unfair labor practice charges, union decertifications, and unit clarifications.

Each workplace lawyer is committed to staying at the forefront of labor and employment law developments. Our attorneys are regularly recognized as leading practitioners in the field. At Blitman & King, each workplace lawyer is dedicated to providing our clients with exceptional service and delivering positive outcomes in the most challenging legal matters. Contact us today to learn more.

Awards

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Who’s Who Legal Awards

Charter Fellows of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

Former Chairs of the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section

New York Super Lawyers

Former Chairs of the New York State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section

Former Chair of the American Bar Association’s Equal Employment Opportunity Committee

AV Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell

Practice Highlights

  • A bankruptcy court claim, on behalf of a coalition of 30 pension plans, seeking $15,000,000 in advancements from the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”) for theft of plan assets by a broker in connection with investments in hedge funds. Our client coalition represented approximately $72,000,000 in bankruptcy claims.
  • A dispute, on behalf of a senior-level executive of a multi-billion dollar real estate development company, involving compensation, the use of trade secrets and confidential information and the application of non-competition restraints.
  • A series of related race discrimination, disparate treatment, hostile work environment and retaliation claims where the federal district court granted summary judgment in our favor and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed.
  • A shareholder class action claim alleging that the board of directors failed to adequately discharge their fiduciary duties by not maximizing shareholder value in connection with a $2.3 billion merger transaction.
  • A federal wage and hour class action involving public sector employees in connection with work performed during and prior to scheduled shifts.
  • A claim, on behalf of a large state-wide labor union, where we obtained summary judgment in the dismissal of a class action that sought substantial damages for alleged violations of the duty of fair representation and ERISA.
  • A claim, on behalf of an ERISA health plan, where we recovered millions of dollars in connection with a hedge fund investment.
  • Various state law tort claims based on alleged wrongdoing by employees where the federal district court granted summary judgment in our favor and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed.
  • A series of eight different U.S. Department of Labor investigations related to investments, including investments in hedge funds, by employee benefit plans.
  • Agency fee claims under the First Amendment where the federal district court granted summary judgment in our favor.
  • An employment-based business tort action brought in state court that resulted in a settlement favorable to our client.

Why Choose Our Employment Litigation Attorneys?

Blitman & King LLP offers unmatched experience in employment litigation. In order to preserve your rights and see that justice is done, our skilled team of employment litigation attorneys is committed to understanding the complexity of legal disputes. You can rely on our skilled lawyers to fight for you while effectively navigating the legal system.