Employment & Labor Law

Our attorneys can help with provide day-to-day advice to employers on a variety of human resource matters, such as exempt/non-exempt classification, sexual harassment, stock options, leave of absence and employee hiring, discipline and termination.

Employment and Labor Disputes and Litigation

When a dispute cannot be resolved informally, we can litigate to protect our clients' interests. Our Labor and Employment attorneys regularly appear before state and federal courts.

We can provide cost effective expertise with a focus on mitigating problems before they can occur.

We can draft your company’s critical employment policies and agreements such as:

• Executive employment agreements
• Employee handbooks
• Sexual harassment policies
• Independent contractor agreements:
• Independent contractor classification issues
• Internet/ e-mail usage policies
• Separation agreements
• Equity compensation
• Employee arbitration agreements
• Interviewing and hiring practices, including drug testing and background checks
• New hire agreements
• Wrongful termination claims
• Wage and hour
• Employee discipline
• Unemployment, including audits
• Avoiding and addressing discrimination and harassment in the workplace
• Paid leave and parental leave; vacation and time off policies
• Labor unions, collective bargaining, and other traditional labor issues
• Safety issues
• Employee privacy law

In addition, we advise clients on preventative action and issues pertaining to disability and access accommodation, drug and alcohol testing, OSHA, reductions in force and workplace violence, among others. Our attorneys consistently focus on working with clients to prevent problems before they occur. As labor laws and regulations are increasing in number and becoming more complicated every year, we strive to keep clients informed on how these laws ultimately affect their business practices.