Michael S. Burkhardt

Michael is the co-leader of the firm’s systemic employment litigation practice, and represents employers across the US in systemic discrimination investigations and litigation. He represents employers in state and federal court through trial and at the appellate level in litigation matters, including noncompete injunction matters, whistleblower litigation, wellness program EEOC ADA litigation; age, EPA, and FLSA collective actions; and single-plaintiff discrimination claims.

Michael also counsels clients performing pay equity analyses; hiring, termination, and promotion analyses; testing and disparate impact analyses; policy audits; and diversity analyses.

Michael speaks and publishes on a range of employment topics, such as the use of statistical evidence in employment discrimination cases, affirmative action, and electronic interaction in the workplace. He was a contributing author and editor of “The Duty to Bargain,” Chapter 13 in Hardin, The Developing Labor Law (Chicago, Il.: BNA Books, 1995, 1996 Supp.), and is a contributing editor to the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Labor Report.