Craig T. Dickinson

Craig T. Dickinson collaborates with clients to identify and avoid legal problems with their employees, and to resolve them efficiently when they do arise. Craig works with clients in a range of businesses, including hospital and healthcare, financial services, retail, restaurant and hospitality, distribution and logistics, and manufacturing and technology. He has in-depth experience in the following areas:

Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation

• Advising clients on potential discrimination, harassment and retaliation issues to avoid Title VII, ADA, ADEA, CFEPA and FMLA related claims
• Training managers and staff on discrimination, harassment and retaliation topics
• Representing clients in administrative, arbitration, and court proceedings
• Secured dismissal of cases involving race discrimination, gender discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, age discrimination, disability discrimination, and retaliation claims
• Secured defense verdicts and arbitration decisions in cases involving sexual harassment, gender discrimination, race discrimination, and retaliation claims
• Negotiated settlement of dozens of cases involving wide range of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation claims

Disability and Leave of Absence

• Advising clients on complex accommodation and leave of absence issues
• Representing clients in administrative, arbitration and court proceedings
• Secured dismissal of cases involving disability discrimination and retaliation claims
• Settled dozens of cases involving wide range of failure to accommodate, disability discrimination, and related retaliation claims

Employment Contracts and Noncompete Agreements

• Advising clients on entry into and dissolution of employment and non-compete agreements
• Secured defense ruling in arbitration brought by physician against hospital in breach of contract claim
• Negotiated mutually acceptable resolution of breach of employment and noncompete claims