Our labor practice covers the spectrum of employment and labor relations. Our Labor and Employment Litigation Practice Group meets the needs of management by providing counseling and representation on matters such as: labor arbitrations; labor injunctions; employment discrimination claims before federal and local courts and agencies; development of personnel manuals and policies; labor aspects of corporate acquisitions, mergers, commencement of operations, workforce reductions, closings and reorganizations; employment agreements, including provisions for protection of confidential information, trade secrets, intellectual property and non competition; independent contractor agreements; pension and welfare benefit plan design and administration; labor-related ERISA and COBRA matters; federal and local wage and hour matters, including minimum wages, overtime, fringe benefits, mandatory leaves (including FMLA), exempt status and record keeping; employee compensation and benefits; traditional and developing employee privacy (such as drug testing and electronic monitoring) and other employment rights; wrongful discharge claims; affirmative action plans; workmen's accident compensation; and disability matters, among others.

We have managed litigation and arbitration of employment disputes in state and federal courts, administrative forums, including but not limited to, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and its local counterpart, and other state agencies involving a variety of employment-related claims, including unemployment benefits issues, industrial commission and worker’s compensation, wrongful termination, breach of contract, retaliation, discrimination, harassment and invasion of privacy, to name a few.