FortneyScott is a Washington, DC-based law firm counseling and advising clients on the full spectrum of workplace-related matters. The firm has been recognized as one of the leading management employment law firms in the highly prestigious "Best Law Firms" from 2011 to 2016 by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.
FortneyScott's clients include companies in diverse industries and fields, including aerospace and national defense; building product suppliers; chemicals and polymers; delivery and express transportation international services; energy and petroleum refining; energy production and distribution; financial, banking, lending and mortgage industries; food distribution; health care; higher and public education; information technology and government contracting and support services in many fields; law firms and professional service providers; newspaper, internet news and entertainment; office suppliers and retail stores; paper and pulp production; rail and air carriers; telephone and telecommunications; trade associations and not-for profit organizations; and, travel related services. Our clients range from Fortune 50 companies to small start-up companies.
Our practice focuses on employment discrimination and labor matters. We represent clients before government enforcement agencies governing the workplace, including the DOL, EEOC and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and on matters ranging from the routine to a wide array of workplace-related crisis situations. Our attorneys have significant experience in Wage and Hour compliance; federal contractors' affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations that are enforced by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP); investigation and resolution of EEO and harassment, Sarbanes-Oxley and other workplace claims; and related training and compliance programs.
Finally, the firm has an international practice that includes dispute resolution and arbitration, supported by experience in serving in a judicial role as the U.S. Member of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal in Geneva and New York. Our attorneys also counsel foreign-based clients on complying with U.S. workplace laws, and advising and assisting U.S. employers in expanding outside the U.S.
FortneyScott is a Woman-Owned Business. Many of our clients appreciate that FortneyScott is a woman owned business, which helps clients meet their corporate diversity contracting goals while maintaining the highest level of professional services.
All breach notification requirements are complied with according to DC Code 28-3851.