ERISA, Labor & Employment

Steptoe offers counseling and litigation services for employers in all aspects of employment law and labor relations, including legislative representation in the US Congress.

In particular, we have been providing plan sponsors, fiduciaries, and service providers with effective representation related to ERISA matters for almost three decades.  Our attorneys address complex tax, Title I (fiduciary), Title IV (plan termination and withdrawal liability), transactional, and legislative matters and provide effective representation for ERISA-related litigation.

Steptoe also represents employers in employment-related litigation at all levels of the state and federal system throughout the United States.  Our attorneys have successfully litigated local jury trials, large class actions, and enforcement proceedings brought by government agencies.  In addition, we have frequently represented parties and amici before all levels of appellate courts, including the US Supreme Court.

Noteworthy

• Received a #1 Ranking in Chambers USA 2009, America's Leading Business Lawyers; ERISA Litigation (National)
• Received a #1 Ranking in Chambers USA 2009, America's Leading Business Lawyers; Labor & Employment (Arizona)
• Ranked in Chambers USA 2009, America's Leading Business Lawyers; Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (District of Columbia)
• Steptoe Scores Summary Judgment in Favor of Taco Bell
• ERISA Team Wins Twice for Caremark in Misclassification, Fiduciary Status
• Employment/Labor Team Argues against Class Certification

Select News & Events

• Steptoe Provides Highlights and Analysis of Recent EEOC Litigation
• 45 Steptoe Lawyers and 19 Practice Areas Named Among Best in the US by Chambers USA 2009
• Fourteen Steptoe & Johnson LLP Attorneys in Phoenix are Named Super Lawyers
• 39 Steptoe Lawyers and 17 Practice Areas Named Among Best in the US by Chambers USA 2008
• Patrick Menasco to Speak at ACI's Employee Benefit Plans Conference
• Seventh Annual Labor Relations Conference
• Annual Employment Law Update: What In-House Counsel and HR Executives Need to Know
• Labor Relations College For HR Professionals In A Labor-Friendly World

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Publications

• Employment Law Update
  March 2010
• Employment Law Update
  December 2009
• Employment Relations Today, Fall 2009
  Federal Regulations Update
• Employment Law Update
  September 2009

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