Employment Law

RRD represents both public and private employers in a wide range of employment litigation. We regularly represent employers in State and Federal court and in proceedings before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities and the Department of Labor (OSHA).

We have litigated claims alleging:

  • Discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act;
  • Discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act;
  • Discrimination under the Connecticut Unfair Employment Practices Act;
  • Discrimination under the Americans With Disabilities Act;
  • Family and Medical Leave Act violations;
  • Sexual Harassment, Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation;
  • Violations of 42 U.S.C. sections 1981 and 1983;
  • Violations of Constitutional Rights;
  • State law wrongful discharge; defamation; breach of contract; and intentional infliction of emotional distress; and
  • Violations of the Federal Rail Safety Act.