Practice Areas

Preventive Counseling

• hiring, evaluation and discharge practices
• compliance with wage and hour, family and medical leave, anti-discrimination and benefits laws
• using independent contractors and temporary workers

Employment Litigation

• discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims
• environmental, financial and other whistleblower claims
• covenants against competition, theft of trade secrets, and breach of duty claims
• contract and wage claims
• workplace violence claims
• defamation claims

Labor Relations

• union avoidance techniques
• representation before NLRB and PLRB
• collective bargaining
• grievance and arbitration proceedings
• contract administration

Training

• recruitment and selection procedures
• equal employment opportunity practices
• effective workplace communications
• firing without fear
• avoiding workplace violence

Independent Investigations

• sexual harassment and other discrimination claims
• workplace violence claims
• whistleblower and other retaliation claims
• wage and hour claims