Maryland Employment Litigation Attorney

Lerch Early’s attorneys represent clients in a wide range of employment disputes in both federal and state courts and before federal, state, and local agencies, including the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), its state and local counterparts, and the Department of Labor (DOL).

Among other areas of employment law, we handle claims arising under Title VII, ERISA, FLSA, FMLA, ADA, ADEA, Wage Payment and Collection Law, and Wage and Hour Law statutes, including class actions.

When Employment Litigation is Necessary

Our employment attorneys work hard to help our employer clients protect their interests and prevent unwanted litigation. When litigation arises, either to protect a client’s rights or because a client has been sued, our litigation attorneys skillfully help our clients navigate and understand the process.

Our attorneys are experienced in advising clients in a broad range of employment-related litigation matters, such as defending against wage and hour disputes, claims of discrimination or harassment, and whistleblower actions.

Lerch Early’s attorneys also have deep experience pursuing claims against employees for breach of non-compete, non-solicit, and confidentiality provisions. 

Our attorneys understand that litigation can be complex and stressful for any business or individual, and take pride in serving as a trusted partner to usher our clients through the process. 

How Our Experienced Employment Litigation Attorneys Can Help

Whether defending or pursuing litigation, Lerch Early’s employment law team can help employers access their options and rights and devise and implement a litigation strategy that is the right fit for them. 

Working at the Federal and State Level

With 75 years in business, Lerch Early and our litigation attorneys enjoy a stellar reputation with our local and federal court judges and colleagues in the bar. These relationships are critical to helping us reach efficient and effective litigation outcomes for our clients.

Consult an Employment Litigation Attorney at Lerch, Early & Brewer

Lerch Early serves clients across the Washington, DC Metro Area, forcefully defending employers against allegations of discrimination, wage and hour violations, and other employment claims. Contact us today to get started.

Success Stories

Resolution of Davis-Bacon Claim

Challenge

The U.S. Department of Labor alleged that one of our government contracting clients had not paid its workers the wages mandated under the Davis-Bacon Act, which requires contractors and subcontractors performing work on federal or District of Columbia contracts to pay the local prevailing wage for the type of work being performed.

Strategy

We helped our client to identify the work that was performed on the project and to explain to the DOL investigator why the classifications listed in the applicable wage determination did not apply to this work. We assisted our client to prepare and submit a conformance request to DOL to obtain wage and fringe benefit rates that was appropriate for the work that our client performed. Not only were these rates more in line with the prevailing wage rates for this type of work in the area, they were also substantially lower than the rates the DOL investigator had initially selected. We then assembled a complete package that documented all wages paid and fringe benefits (health insurance, paid leave, vehicle and cell phone allowances) provided by our client to its workers on this project. By including the fringe benefits we were able to further reduce the amount of back pay owed by the client to its workers.

Result

We negotiated an agreement between our client and the DOL on back wages that was more than a 90% reduction from the original back wages demand made by DOL.

Insights