Employment Liability Services
Our attorneys have experience in advising employers in all aspects of the employment litigation, including but not limited to:
-Federal, state and local employment discrimination laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, age, gender, national origin, disability, religion and other protected categories
-Wage and hour compliance, including but not limited to white-collar exemptions, minimum wage requirements, off-the-clock work, child labor laws and all types of wage payment issues
-Sexual harassment or harassment based on any protected category
-Family and Medical Leave Act, USERRA and other leave laws
-Americans With Disabilities Act cases involving discrimination and reasonable accommodations
-Retaliation and whistleblower claims under both federal and state law
-Unfair labor practices claims, employee arbitrations and employee relations issues under the National Labor Relations Act
-Occupational Safety and Health Act, workers compensation and workplace safety issues
-WARN Act and other issues related to the closedown of employer operations or facilities
-Employee privacy issues including HIPAA, GINA and other federal and state law
-Responding to governmental investigations by the EEOC, DOL, OSHA, NLRB and other governmental entities
-Employee drug testing plans and related issues
-ERISA litigation
-Section 1983 and other civil rights litigation
-Non-competition agreement drafting and litigation
-Employment-related immigration issues
-Unemployment compensation hearings and advice
Our attorneys also frequently provide the following non-litigation services to employers:
-Counseling and advice on all aspects of the employer-employee relationship
-Employer handbook preparation and review
-Management and employee training
-Non-compete, arbitration and employment contract drafting
-Mediation and conflict resolution services