Labor & Employment

About

Provided by Gray Reed

Proper management of the workforce is essential for our clients' success. Our attorneys recognize the importance of this and the importance of proactively working with our clients to effectively and efficiently manage their workforces. We represent employers in all aspects of the myriad issues that confront management on a daily basis.

Specific areas of experience include:

• Defending against discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge and other employee claims
• Defending multi-party and class action employee claims
• Defending claims involving breach of employment-related contracts and benefit plans
• Representing employers with unionized workforces in arbitration proceedings under collective bargaining agreements
• Representing employers in drafting, negotiating and implementing effective executive compensation agreements
• Defending employers being audited by the Department of Labor, particularly with respect to wage and hour issues
• Designing and implementing personnel policies and procedures, employee training and arbitration programs
• Investigating allegations of employee misconduct and discrimination claims
• Advising employers concerning disciplinary actions, terminations and reduction-in-force
• Counseling employers concerning equal employment opportunity planning and compliance
• Drafting, negotiating and enforcing confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation and severance agreements