Casey Kurtz

Casey Kurtz represents management clients in a wide range of labor and employment matters arising under both federal and state laws. His litigation experience includes appearing in court and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission to defend claims alleging:

• Wrongful discharge
• Discrimination
• Failure to provide reasonable accommodations
• Interference or retaliation under the Family Medical Leave Act
• Harassment
• Defamation
• Unfair competition

In his traditional labor law practice, Casey represents companies in arbitrations, collective bargaining negotiations, union organizational campaigns and in various proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board.

As co-chair of Littler’s Leaves of Absence and Disability Accommodation Practice Group, Casey has extensive experience assisting clients with the design and administration of leave of absence and accommodation policies and procedures; counseling employers regarding day-to-day leave and accommodation issues; training management and HR staff in these areas; and defending claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act and related state laws. He also counsels clients regarding other personnel matters, litigation avoidance and compliance with various federal and state laws, including:

• Title VII
• The Fair Labor Standards Act
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
• The National Labor Relations Act
• The Pennsylvania Human Relations Act

He conducts in-house training sessions to help employers avoid employment-related liability. Casey most often works with clients in the following industries: retail, healthcare, higher education, manufacturing and transportation. 

Casey is a frequent speaker on various labor and employment law topics before human resources professionals and other business groups. In law school, he was a managing editor of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review.