Peter J. Petesch

Peter J. Petesch handles a wide range of labor and employment matters, including litigation under the Railway Labor Act, Americans With Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Sarbanes-Oxley, and AIR 21.

He has successfully defended employers in individual and class-based cases before federal and state courts and agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Mediation Board, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Labor's Office of Administrative Law Judges.

Peter has more than 20 years of experience in representing employers in disability-related matters under both Titles I and III of the ADA, and he has taught webinars in both areas. His treatise on the ADA, written with colleague Peter Susser, was recently published by BNA. Peter often works with airlines, healthcare facilities, and trade associations, as well as the hospitality, retail and service industries. Additionally, he represented a large human resources association as an amicus participant in four employment law cases before the Supreme Court.

Co-chair of Littler Mendelson's Transportation Industry Practice Group and a core member of the EEO and Leaves of Absence and Disability Accommodation Practice Groups, Peter has published numerous books and articles on the ADA and other employment issues for a variety of trade journals and has been quoted on labor and employment issues in the national media.

Prior to working at Littler, Peter was the managing partner of the Washington, D.C. office of another nationwide labor and employment firm.