Employee class actions are increasingly on the rise and this costly litigation threatens a company’s reputation and financial stability. Ford & Harrison defends employment class and collective actions in federal and state courts for major corporations. We also work with clients in assessing a company’s risk of a class action and implementing preventive measures. Over the last few decades, we have been heavily involved in a series of major class action employment cases and have extensive experience in this area.

Based on this experience, our approach is focused and disciplined in regard to defense strategy, with an initial goal of defeating class certification, if that is possible. A class or collective action is fully and immediately made a top priority throughout the initial class certification period by experienced class action attorneys who make themselves available to develop a winning strategy. We provide a team of lawyers who are dedicated both to the case throughout the certification period and to coordination between projects, so that a defense theory is shaped and followed consistently.

This approach has proven both successful and very cost effective, with class certification being defeated in Ford & Harrison’s most recent cases. In addition, our lawyers have successfully obtained summary judgments, settlements and dismissals on behalf of our clients.