DEPARTMENT

Employment, Labor, and Benefits

Overview

Our Employment, Labor, and Benefits Department provides unparalleled service, support, and guidance to our clients. Our multi-disciplinary team tailors practical and effective solutions to meet clients’ needs, elevating workplace practices and ensuring compliance with up-to-date federal, state, and local laws.

Our Group’s organizational clients include small not-for-profit organizations, middle-market entities, and Fortune 500 companies.

  • Comprehensive Employment Counseling

    We provide strategic counsel on employment law matters, including hiring processes, employee contract reviews (including restrictive covenant and confidentiality agreements), hybrid work, and workplace policies.

  • Litigation Prowess

    We defend clients in workplace disputes, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage, labor claims, and restrictive covenants violations in state and federal courts, EEOC, and state agencies. We also handle complex matters like workplace safety and class actions.

  • Strategic Planning, Negotiations, and Alternative Dispute Resolution

    Our partners represent clients in all facets of labor-related matters, including engaging in strategic planning, assisting clients with labor disputes, negotiating union contracts, mediating sensitive issues, and handling arbitration proceedings.

  • Mitigating Risk

    We help clients stay ahead of legal risks in the ever-changing employment landscape. Our team identifies potential pitfalls and ensures legal compliance to add value to clients’ businesses.

Capabilities

Our practice encompasses a wide range of employment and labor matters, including:

  • Anti-Discrimination, Anti-Harassment, and Anti-Retaliation Counseling and Training

  • Defending Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Charges and Lawsuits

  • Discipline and Terminations of Employees

  • Documentation of Best Practices

  • ERISA and Employee Benefits (Executive Compensation and Cafeteria Plans; 401(k))

  • Employee Handbooks and Manuals

  • Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity Policies and Management

  • Executive Employment Agreements (including for blockchain businesses)

  • Federal Contractor Employment Compliance (including preparing AAPs)

  • Fiduciary Guidance and Counsel

  • General Employment and Labor Advice

  • Immigration and Verification Compliance

  • Independent Contractor Issues

  • International Employment 

  • Internal Workplace Investigations

  • Labor Relations and Grievance Defense 

  • Leave Laws (federal, state, and local)

  • M&A Due Diligence of Employment Issues

  • Managing Employees with Disabilities

  • Misclassification of Worker Status and Reclassification

  • Negotiating and Drafting Severance Packages

  • Noncompete Agreements and Other Restrictive Covenants

  • OFCCP Audits and Investigations

  • Privacy and Data Security

  • Public Accommodations under the ADA 

  • Reductions in Force

  • Social Media Policies

  • Strategic Planning

  • Trade Secrets Litigation

  • Union Negotiations, Elections, and Counseling

  • Unfair Labor Practice Charges before the NLRB

  • Wage and Hour Disputes, including Class and Collective Actions

  • Whistleblower Claims (including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX))

  • Withdrawal Liability Exposure Assessment, Counsel, and Dispute Resolution

  • Workplace Policies and Gap Analyses

  • Workplace Safety and Health

  • Workplace and Management Training