The Employment Law Group at Berger & Montague, P.C. prosecutes class actions, collective actions and multiple or group plaintiff litigation on behalf of employees across the country whose rights are violated by their employers:

•  under the Fair Labor Standards Act (the “FLSA”) and related state fair wage laws for unpaid wages and unpaid overtime compensation;

•  under federal and state civil rights laws which prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age and disability, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (the “Pregnancy Discrimination Act”), 28 U.S.C. § 1981 (“Section 1981), the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (the “Equal Pay Act”), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (the “ADEA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the “ADA”), and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (the “Rehabilitation Act”);

•  under the Worker Adjustment and Retaining Notification Act (the “WARN Act”) on behalf of employees who have lost their jobs pursuant to a mass layoff or plant closing; and

•  under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), which sets minimum standards for most 401k, pension and health plans in private industry to provide protection for employees in these plans.

The Employment Law Group at Berger & Montague, P.C. has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of its clients, and is currently representing employees as lead counsel in some of the largest employment discrimination and wage and hour lawsuits pending across the United States.  The Firm's present caseload of wage and hour cases includes actions seeking unpaid overtime and other compensation on behalf of employees at meat and poultry plants, at call centers, at fast food restaurants, in white collar jobs, and in the government.

The Employment Law Group at Berger & Montague, P.C. is frequently sought out and referred cases by both large and small law firms seeking additional resources and welcomes such referrals.

For more information or if you would like to discuss a prospective case, please contact Shanon Carson at (215) 875-4656 (scarson@bm.net).