Employment and Labor Law
Matters Include:
For Employers
- Counseling on human resources matters
- Employment handbooks
- Separation and termination agreements
- Wage and hour compliance
- Family and Medical Leave Act compliance
- Unemployment compensation guidance
- Drug testing
- Government regulation
- Employee benefits
- Employee discipline and termination
- Restrictive covenants and agreements, including non-competition, confidentiality and non-solicitation
- ERISA interpretation
- Employment policy development
- Labor negotiations
- Collective bargaining issues
- Social Media Policies - drafting, enforcement
For Employees
- Severance package reviews
- Discrimination cases
- Unlawful harassment
- Wrongful termination
- Breach of employment contracts
- Defamation
- Discipline and termination issues
- Disability benefits
- Retirement plan rights
- Personnel record access
- Overtime rights
- Wage and hour
- Employee rights counseling
Our litigation services include addressing the vast array of employment-related claims in courts and agencies such as the EEOC, NLRB, DOL, IDHR and OSHA, as well as various state and local agencies. We litigate claims for employment-related torts such as retaliatory discharge, interference and privacy, wage disputes and overtime compensation matters.
We have notable experience in the negotiation of labor union collective bargaining agreements for employees in both the private and public sectors, as well as dispute resolution under grievance and arbitration procedures.
Employment and labor issues have become extremely active areas that affect our business and individual clients alike. Our team is well equipped to serve you in this area of the law.