• Employment Law
• Labor Law
• Representative Cases

Employment Law

Employment law covers a complex network of laws that controls how employers must treat employees, former employees, and applicants for employment. The law practice of David R. Levinson advises clients regarding the entire range of their rights as private sector employees.

Among the issues handled by this law practice are claims for wrongful termination, sexual harassment, and discrimination, as well as cases involving workers compensation, employee benefits, whistleblower litigation, and formation and enforcement of employment contracts.

Laws affecting employment include state laws and the following federal statutes:

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VII")
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
• Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
• Equal Pay Act (EPA)
• Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)

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Labor Law

Labor law is a broad area of the law that covers the relationship between unions and management. The law practice of David R. Levinson represents labor unions locally and nationally in collective bargaining, labor arbitration, labor disputes, labor legislation and regulation, labor relations board proceedings (including the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington), unfair labor practices, union relations, wage and hour laws, dues collection disputes, and application of laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), and Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA).

Representative Labor Union Clients:

• Office & Professional Employees International Union, Local 2, AFL CIO
• District of Columbia Nurses Association
• Hawaii Nurses Association Collective Bargaining Organization
• Doctors Council of D.C. General Hospital

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Representative Cases

The law practice of David R. Levinson takes pride in having made a difference in the lives and working conditions of employees. The following representative cases show successful resolutions in favor of employees in both court and arbitration proceedings. Note: these are "reported" cases, which means we won on appeal. We have successfully resolved many more cases by negotiation, settlement, arbitration, or trial.

Federal Court Litigation:

Office & Professional Employees International Union, Local 2 v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation , 27 F .3d 598 (enforced labor agreement's severance and health insurance provisions against receiver of failed national bank to obtain $2 2/3 million damages)

National Football League Players Assoc. v. OPEIU Local 2, et al. , 947 F. Supp. 540 (enforced arbitration award and compel further arbitration, obtained dismissal of abuse of prosecution complaint)

White v. Aetna , 210 F.3d 412 (obtained permanent disability benefits)

Arbitration:

Carday Associates , 117 LA 108 (discharge overturned)

Communications Workers of America , 117 LA 1377 (sick pay obtained)

Washington Teachers Union , 108 LA 663 (preserve bargaining unit work and overturn layoff)

Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund , 103 LA 765 (obtain holiday pay)

American Postal Workers Health Plan , 98 LA 1170 (obtain position upgrades and correct time-studies)

American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees , 96 LA 172 (overturn suspension)

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