A few days ago I happened upon an article about Littler Mendelson, P.C.  They are a large employment law defense firm and have offices in every major metropolitan area of California.  I would bet that if I looked at all of the cases our firm has handled over the years, Littler is the firm we are most often pitted against.

Except for a few bad experiences (every company has some bad apples and law firms are no exception), I have found most opposing counsel at Littler to be professional and relatively pleasant to deal with under the circumstances.

You will not often hear me singing the “enemy’s” praises, but Littler recently received a perfect score (100) on the 2009 Corporate Equality Index.  This rating is given each year by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, which is an advocacy group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (”GLBT”) Americans.

I find it refreshing that a law firm dedicated to defending employers who have been accused of violating their employees’ rights has taken the steps necessary to discourage discrimination “at home”.

Employment defense counsel are always “talking the talk” to me about how their clients are committed to diversity, non-discrimination, etc. and would have “never” done what we are accusing them doing.

It looks as though Littler actually “walks the walk” (even if their clients do not always follow their example).  Congrats on a job well done.

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Discrimination | Harassment | Policy : Opinion | Sexual Orientation Discrimination