Philadelphia Employment Litigation
The experienced employment attorneys at Touchstone & Associates, P.C. represent clients through every phase and type of employment litigation and resolution in Philadelphia. These can include, but are not limited to:
- Wrongful termination lawsuits
- Discrimination allegations
- Broad class actions
- Harassment
- Wage and hour violations
- Benefits violations
- Defamation
Employment litigation is complicated and specialized. If you face such an issue, be sure to hire a competent and experienced employment attorney.
Philadelphia employment dispute resolution
Not every employment dispute leads to a lawsuit. In fact, the vast majority are handled through one of several methods before ever seeing the inside of a courtroom.
If both the employer and employee can reach a mutually satisfactory agreement on compensation or damages outside of the courtroom, then employment attorneys in Philadelphia may simply settle a case. One party pays the other an agreed upon compensation, while the other party agrees to forego the right to bring any legal action regarding this matter in the future.
In other cases, employment mediation is an excellent way to resolve employment disputes, especially if the two parties would like to maintain a working relationship in the future. In mediation, the parties meet with a third party mediator who hears both sides of the dispute and facilitates a non-binding but often satisfactory agreement to resolve the issue. This is often far cheaper than employment litigation, and can take days instead of weeks or months.
Only if all other techniques fail should one proceed with filing a Philadelphia employment lawsuit.
Process of filing an employment lawsuit in Philadelphia
If you must file an employment lawsuit, do not try to go it alone. An employment attorney in Philadelphia understands the ins and outs of the employment litigation process and can help you with:
- Filing a complaint. All lawsuits begin with the plaintiff filing an official complaint against the defendant, outlining the claims and requested damages.
- Responding to counterclaims. A defendant may respond to a complaint by filing a counterclaim, or even a motion to dismiss the original complaint. As the plaintiff, your lawyer can advise on how to respond.
- Discovery. Once all claims and motions are filed, both parties gather as much information regarding the case as they can through depositions, requests for documents from the other party, and other such means.
- Trial. Here, all involved parties present their evidence and testimony; after the arguments are finished, the judge or jury deliberates and delivers the legally binding decision.
Philadelphia employment attorneys
At Touchstone & Associates, P.C., we are eager to apply our experience to your case. Please review the information on our website and contact us for a consultation. It is our philosophy that a consultation with Touchstone & Associates is an opportunity to earn your trust, your confidence and the privilege of representing you. Contact us today.
