McCarter & English, LLP is a firm of over 400 lawyers with offices in Boston, Hartford, Stamford, New York, Newark, Philadelphia and Wilmington. Founded more than 160 years ago, the firm is among the oldest law firms in the US. McCarter & English espouses a client-centered philosophy emphasizing superior service and dedication to its clients that, when combined with legal expertise, allows the firm to devise and implement strategies to achieve client goals and objectives. This philosophy has served the firm's clients well and is responsible for the firm's long-standing success and stability.

McCarter & English has a long history of assisting employers with all legal aspects of the employment relationship. The firm's 27-attorney labor and employment law practice group draws on the combined resources of over 400 attorneys in offices in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Keeping abreast of current business and employment issues, including continual changes in statutes and regulations, the group's attorneys counsel clients and defend employers against litigation ranging from single-plaintiff cases to class actions challenging company-wide and nationwide policies.

The group has significant depth and experience in employment litigation of all types, including non-competition matters, wage and hour claims, employment discrimination suits, executive agreements and compensation, employment issues implicated by mergers and acquisitions, private and public sector labor relations, collective bargaining, interest and grievance arbitrations, and privacy concerns in the electronic workplace. The firm negotiates labor contracts, assists in their administration, and handles grievance and interest arbitrations. It works on ERISA issues for employers managing their pensions, retiree benefits and severance plans. The firm's attorneys work with both Fortune 500 and mid-cap companies to obtain visas for foreign nationals and advise on related tax matters and are thoroughly familiar with constructing and defending employee-restrictive covenant agreements.