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Managing workforce issues in the ever changing legal landscape requires timely, expert and practical advice. The Firm provides counsel, training and litigation services in the areas of labor and employment for our management and executive clients, as well as employment-based litigation services.

Our labor practice includes union avoidance and campaign response, collective bargaining negotiations, unfair labor practice charges, strike contingency planning, grievance and arbitration representation, and representation before the National Labor Relations Board and in state and federal court.

Our employment practice is characterized by advice and counsel involving all workplace issues including, recruitment and hiring, employee relations, compensation and benefits, reorganization and reductions in force, discipline and termination, and compliance with all employment-related statutes. We develop and conduct supervisory, human resources and employee training, including sexual harassment and diversity. We draft and review employee policies, procedures and handbooks; affirmative action plans and company compliance; substance abuse policies and testing procedures; stock option and phantom stock plans; and employment, confidentiality, arbitration and non-competition agreements. Our immigration practice encompasses employment-based visas (B,E,J,H, L,TN,O) and permanent resident applications.

Our employment litigation expertise includes the advancement and defense of claims in state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and appellate court venues, regarding claims of discrimination, wrongful termination, employment torts (such as invasion of privacy, defamation, interference with advantageous relationships), contract enforcement and breach, FLSA and ERISA violations, and unemployment compensation appeals.