Any organization or business with employees has the potential for labor or employment disputes, which may result in employment litigation. Our purpose is to assist the employer in finding solutions to these problems and establish conditions to avoid such problems.
Examples of the services provided to clients:
Employment Policies and Agreements
Wage and overtime issues
Disability Discrimination and Workers' Compensation
Employment law implications of business expansion, reduction, acquisition or relocation
Compliance with employment discrimination and entitlement laws
Defending against discrimination charges and lawsuits
Defending against wrongful discharge and employment claims and lawsuits
Keeping employers union-free
Representation before the NLRB and State Labor Board in election cases
Representation in defense of unfair labor practice complaints before the NLRB and the State Labor Board
Collective bargaining
Administration of labor contracts
Defending employers in suits for violation of labor contracts
Advising construction industry employer
Immigration Compliance
Safety compliance as it pertains to employee relations
Seminars and training
Labor and Employment Llegal Matters
Employment Policies and Agreements
Preparation and administration of workplace handbooks, rules, substance abuse policies and drug/alcohol testing, absentee programs, disability leave policies, non-competition and non-disclosure agreements, sales commission agreements, as well as others types of workplace policies.
Wage and overtime issues
Representing employers in dealing with the Federal and State labor agencies or departments, as well as conduct the employer's defense in court.
Disability Discrimination and Workers' Compensation
Represenation of disabled individuals in hiring, job retention, medical leave, advancement in the workplace, and workers' compensation claims for work-related injury. Also how to properly respond to disability issues and defend against disability claims.
Employment law implications of business expansion, reduction, acquisition or relocation
Performance and/or position elimination, staff planning and reorganization. Help an employer establish the optimum labor and employment law conditions to carry out business plans.
Compliance with employment discrimination and entitlement laws Promotion, employment, and termination of employees. Give advice and counsel employers on selection, promotion, termination procedures, employment policies, affirmative action programs, and assist in drafting nondiscriminatory policies.
Defending against employment discrimination charges and lawsuits
Strategies and techniques to guide the employer in dealing with civil rights agencies. Defending employment discrimination lawsuits.
Defending against wrongful discharge/employment claims and lawsuits
Review of employment contract claims brought by non-union former employees. Counsel the employer on methods to retaining discharge discretion, drafting handbooks, using appropriate contract disclaimers or alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
Keeping employers union-free
Assisting employers in maintaining a union-free environment including the re-establishment of management credibility, two-way communications, and compensation comparability. Programs structured to meet both short-range and long-range employer objectives. provide appropriate responses to, and defenses against, union organizing.
Representation before the NLRB and State Labor Board in election cases
Our lawyers have a whole host of tried and tested campaign materials, much of which has been sanctioned by the NLRB for use by employers in remaining union-free. We guide employers in dealing with the election agency and in establishing more advantageous conditions through the election campaign.
Representation in defense of unfair labor practice complaints before the NLRB and the State Labor Board
Even non-union employers can be guilty of unfair labor practice charges. Our lawyers counsel both union and non-union employers on how to avoid committing unfair labor practices as well as guide them through agency investigations. Our lawyers also conduct the employer's defense during unfair labor practice trials.
Collective bargaining
Our lawyers negotiate single and multi-employer labor contracts and counsel employers in the strategies of collective bargaining, including strike avoidance, strike preparation, strike survival, strike injunction and damage relief. Our lawyers assist management in successfully concluding negotiations, as well as drafting contract proposals and complete labor contracts. In the public sector, our lawyers also present the employer's case in last-offer compulsory arbitration.
Administration of labor contracts
Our lawyers counsel employers on interpretation of their labor contracts, grievance evaluation, and preparation of work rules. Including attendance, drug/alcohol and other programs, guidance on discipline, grievance evaluation, the processing of grievances, and the defense of their position in arbitration.
Defending employers in suits for violation of labor contracts
Our lawyers counsel and defend employers in suits brought by dissident employees or unions for breach of the labor contract.
Advising construction industry employer
Our lawyers counsel construction industry contractors and suppliers on how to overcome and avoid labor problems in and away from the construction site. Including job site and ambulatory picketing, unlawful secondary union activity, union threats and coercion, job site security problems, Davis-Bacon and other wage issues. Our lawyers prosecute secondary boycott damage actions, unfair labor practice charges and trials, set up reserve gates and reserve times, as well as draft project agreements.
Immigration Compliance
Our lawyers handle various Immigration matters.
Safety compliance as it pertains to employee relations
Our lawyers counsel the employer on safety and accident prevention programs in compliance with OSHA and State safety laws. They also represent the employer in defending against safety claims and charges before State and Federal agencies.
Specific areas within the broad category of employment law covered under their own topical entries include:
