Labor and Employment

Our Labor & Employment Group provides insightful counseling to employers to minimize liability exposure and ensure our corporate clients comply with the myriad of federal. state and local laws and regulations.  We also aggressively defend against lawsuits, administrative complaints and agency investigations.  Our Labor & Employment Group helps clients of every size, from Fortune 500 companies to small companies, with their labor and employment needs throughout Florida and nationwide. We understand that our clients have pressing labor and employment needs that require timely, real world business-oriented advice. We partner with our clients to ensure that they receive that practical advice when dealing with one of their largest assets, employees. We also understand that today’s workforce is extremely diverse and have in turn hired diverse attorneys to provide pro-active and strategic counseling, train management and employees, conduct internal investigations, and conduct employment-related audits.

Our Labor & Employment Group has the depth of experience to handle virtually any employment issue a small or big company may face, including class and collective actions. In a pro-active effort to comply with the myriad of local, state and federal laws, we regularly counsel and advise our clients on their day-to-day workplace issues and train management on ways to avoid lawsuits. Or at a minimum, put our clients in the best possible position to successfully defend a lawsuit if one cannot be avoided.

KEY LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE AREAS:

  • Discrimination
  • Wage & Hour
  • Class & Collective Action
  • Harassment
  • Disability
  • Non-compete Agreements
  • FMLA/Employee Leaves of Absence
  • Employment Agreements
  • Consulting Agreements
  • Whistleblower & Retaliation
  • Reductions-in-Force
  • Administrative Charges/Agency Investigations
  • Internal Investigations
  • Employee Handbooks
  • Mergers & Acquisition Employment Counsel
  • Title III ADA (Disability/Website Accessibility)
  • ERISA
  • Union Avoidance & Grievances
  • Separation Agreements