Defending Against Frivolous Employment Claims: Assessing the Claim for Merit, Motion Practice, Sanctions, and Remedies

Mr. Boling represents domestic and international clients doing business in the US and around the world, especially in the areas of employment law counseling, litigation, compliance, internal investigations, and crisis counseling in emergency situations, including those arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. He counsels clients through all phases of the employment cycle, including hiring, restrictive covenants, disciplinary action, and leave management, and has substantial experience in successfully handling both large-scale reductions in force and high-profile individual employee separations.

Ms. Lemond is a staff attorney with a focus on labor and employment law issues. With over twenty years of litigation and counseling experience, she has a broad base of knowledge on topics ranging from individual and business immigration issues to federal contract compliance matters. Ms. Lemond has worked with both private industry clients as well as with municipal governments and has litigated and arbitrated numerous cases on behalf of clients to successful outcomes. She has had extensive experience litigating misclassification cases relating to overtime under the FLSA, pay equity and pay transparency issues, and has provided practical approaches to her clients on compliance matters in this field.

Ms. Washington advises employers on a broad range of labor and employment law matters, including issues arising under the ADEA, ADA, FLSA, FMLA, OSHA, Title VII, USERRA, WARN, and other federal, state, and local labor and employment laws. Her practice encompasses counseling employers on personnel decisions and policy development, litigation defense and prevention, internal and governmental workplace investigations, and training on workplace law developments and compliance. Ms. Washington is a skilled litigator, with appellate, class action, and complex litigation experience and has represented clients in disputes before federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and arbitrators.