Lawyer Monthly Names The Employment Law Group® 2011 Labor & Employment Law Firm of the Year

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A leading international legal publication, Lawyer Monthly, has named The Employment Law Group® (TELG) law firm as its 2011 Labor & Employment Law Firm of the Year. The firm received the award after an extensive selection process Lawyer Monthly conducted, which included a comparison of nominated firms' recent activities to their competitors and also a review of each firms' involvement in significant legal cases.

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Other criteria Lawyer Monthly considered include the degree of recognition that TELG held among its peer group, the number of nominations TELG received, and other awards and positive reviews that TELG has received in the past.

"The award is a testament to the commitment the firm brings to advancing the rights of employees and whistleblowers in the United States and abroad," said R. Scott Oswald, managing principal, The Employment Law Group® law firm. "We are greatly humbled our work and reputation earned us this recognition."

The Lawyer Monthly tracks legal news in a variety of practices areas in jurisdictions around the world.

About The Employment Law Group
The Employment Law Group® law firm is one of the premier employment law firms representing individuals from all over the United States and around the world in EEOC, Sarbanes-Oxley and other whistleblower cases against the government and publicly held U.S. corporations. The firm's attorneys have a collective 70 plus years of experience litigating on behalf of individuals against employers who disregard government wage and employment laws.

SOURCE The Employment Law Group