Employment Law
Preamble
Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba's Employment Law group offers client counseling during all phases of the employment process, from hiring practices and determinations through disciplinary action and termination decisions. The Firm provides guidance in the development of personnel policies and procedures, with an emphasis on compliance with the many state and federal statutes and regulations governing the employer-employee relationship. We also advise clients on matters such as wages, benefits, Title VII, ADEA and ERISA. We strive to provide comprehensive solutions, from day-to-day advice to emergency triage, from counseling and policy development to proactive strategies and conflict resolution. We also regularly guide clients through EEOC and PHRC proceedings, conduct workplace investigations and handle litigation matters which arise from the employment relationship, including discrimination, wrongful termination, breech of contract, wage claims, defamation, Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities, and a host of other claims which may be asserted.
Our attorneys take a proactive and personal role in assisting our clients. Whether at our offices, on-site or elsewhere, we regularly meet with organizations, review and revise employee handbooks, draft employment policies, train workforces and counsel employers regarding best practices and legal compliance. We help clients devise and implement effective workplace policies and conduct training and audits of employment practices – all to ensure that our clients can spend their time on the business of doing business.
In the traditional labor law field, the Firm advises clients concerning union-related matters such as organizing campaigns, including Do's and Don'ts for supervisors, collective bargaining negotiations and strategy, unfair labor practice issues, grievance processing and arbitration, picketing, “management rights,” decertification and a host of other questions relating to a unionized workforce. Another area of on-going concern where our attorneys can provide assistance is the interrelationship of the myriad employment laws and a collective bargaining agreement.
Services
The Firm's areas of practice include all aspects of the employment relationship, from hiring to firing, including:
- Applicant Issues
- Employee Handbooks and Workplace Policies
- Contracts
- Workforce Maintenance
- Layoffs and Reductions in Workforce
- Discipline
- Terminations
- Unemployment Compensation Challenges
We routinely draft, negotiate and enforce agreements relating to:
- Hiring and Employment
- Benefits
- Independent Contractor Arrangements
- Non-Competition
- Restrictive Covenants
- Confidentiality
- Severance
- Termination
- Legal Liability Releases
- Remote Access & Telecommuting
- HIPAA
- WARN Act
From employee acceptable use of social media to the latest issues in mental disability law, we stay on the cutting edge of employment law so that we can help keep your business secure and up to date.
We handle litigation and claims relating to employment, such as:
- Title VII
- ADEA
- ADA
- PHRA
- FMLA
- Restrictive Covenants
- Employment Contracts
- Wage Payment and Collection
- Wrongful Termination
- EEOC Charges
- PHRC Complaints
- Unemployment Compensation Appeals
- Right to Know Law
- Mediation & Arbitration
Although our goal is to assist our clients in avoiding litigation, when a lawsuit is filed our experience in defending a variety of claims in the broad realm of employment-related law allows us to cut to the chase and economically and efficiently handle cases before agencies, boards and the federal and state courts to achieve optimal results.
Our Labor and Employment Law Team
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