Ex Parte Contact with Current and Former Employees in Employment Litigation: Ethical Considerations | Practical Law

Ex Parte Contact with Current and Former Employees in Employment Litigation: Ethical Considerations | Practical Law

A Practice Note discussing ethical rules on ex parte communications with current and former employees in the employment litigation context. This Note addresses the scope of permissible contact between an opposing party's counsel and current and former employees of a represented employer in a single-plaintiff employment dispute. It examines the American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rules of Professional Conduct (Model Rules) but also provides examples of state ethics rules.

Ex Parte Contact with Current and Former Employees in Employment Litigation: Ethical Considerations

by Practical Law Labor & Employment
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A Practice Note discussing ethical rules on ex parte communications with current and former employees in the employment litigation context. This Note addresses the scope of permissible contact between an opposing party's counsel and current and former employees of a represented employer in a single-plaintiff employment dispute. It examines the American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rules of Professional Conduct (Model Rules) but also provides examples of state ethics rules.