Employment Law: Employer
Employment law covers a complex network of laws that controls how employers must treat employees, former employees, and applicants for employment. Our attorneys have significant experience in interpreting and construing state and federal statutes and case law in the employment and labor law arena.
Whether planning for business growth or responding to employment related allegations, we provide clients with legal representation that helps them avoid the trouble spots involved in employment law and its ever-changing rules. Areas of representation and experience include:
- American with Disabilities Act (ADA) claims and compliance
- Family Medical Leave Act requirements
- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
- Health Insurance Act of 1996
- Small Business Jobs Protections Act of 1996
- Defense of claims of discrimination on the basis of age, race, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, religion, physical or mental handicap
- Representation before EEOC and similar state agencies
- Strikes, unfair labor practice charges and union representation campaigns
- Employment handbooks
- State and Federal Wage and Hour Laws
- OSHA and state occupational health and safety laws
- Employment contracts and covenants not to compete
- Employment at will and wrongful discharge
- Employee's Retirement Income and Security Act (ERISA)
- Litigation in federal and state court or before state or federal administrative agencies