Michael Abcarian is managing partner of the firm’s Dallas office. For over 30 years he has represented Fortune 500 corporations, units of local government, and local business interests in labor and employment matters. He has handled hundreds of lawsuits in federal and state courts with an exceptional success record, including lead counsel defense of complex litigation […]
Todd Fredrickson is a partner in the Denver office. He also serves as Chair of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusiveness Committee. Todd tries employment cases before juries, judges, and arbitrators. His practice involves representing employers in various matters arising under such laws as Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act […]
Pat Muldowney advises and represents private- and public-sector management clients in connection with traditional labor and employment law issues. Pat’s nationwide practice includes the defense of employers in class/collective actions, as well as in lawsuits filed by individual plaintiffs and administrative actions filed with the National Labor Relations Board, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and […]
In May 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule to amend the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), aligning it more closely with the seventh revision of the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). This amendment aims to improve communication about chemical hazards and enhance worker safety by […]
In Short The Development: On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Criminal Division announced its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”), designed to reward whistleblowers who report information about corporate misconduct that results in a successful forfeiture, as well as a corresponding amendment to the Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure (“VSD”) Policy. […]
Sue M. Bendavid is the Employment Practice Group Chair at Lewitt Hackman in Los Angeles. She has close to 30 years’ experience defending employers in all aspects of civil litigation. Ms. Bendavid represents clients in court (both individual and class action claims). She also represents employers before state and federal agencies, including the Department of […]