Practices

Practice Areas Labor & Employment

We represent major corporations and public entities, as well as small and medium-sized businesses and not-for-profit associations, in a wide range of labor and employment-related matters. The Labor and Employment Practice is committed to providing quality legal services to employers, regardless of their size, whether they are involved in routine personnel matters or complex employment litigation.

Our attorneys have extensive experience in representing employers in a wide range of manufacturing operations, banking and other financial services, retail operations, educational institutions, insurance, transportation, communications, hotel and food service, professional services, government contractors, construction, health care and various trade associations.

Our work includes:

• National Labor Relations Board proceedings, labor injunctions, union avoidance counseling and programs, collective bargaining, and labor arbitrations.
• Assembling employment manual's and handbooks on behalf of employer's.
• Employment litigation and defending charges of employment discrimination before administrative agencies.
• Investigating internal harassment claims (e.g., sex, race, and age).
• Employee terminations and reductions-in-force counseling.
• Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, Family Medical Leave Act compliance, wage and hour laws compliance, and employee handbooks and policies.
• Drafting and litigating non-competition agreements and other restrictive covenants.
• Labor and employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions.
• OFCCP audits and proceedings, and affirmative action plans.