
The attorneys in the firm’s labor and employment section provide advice and counseling to employers on a daily basis. This advice might deal with handling employee requests for leave of absences (including leave under workers’ compensation laws or the Family and Medical Leave Act); directing employer investigations of employee misconduct or allegations of discrimination or harassment; responding to employee complaints; answering wage, hour and other compensation issues; and handling requests for accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The lawyers in this practice group have over sixty years combined experience in dealing with labor and employment legal issues. Timely, solid labor and employment legal advice often allows employers to avoid expensive, protracted litigation or make unavoidable litigation more defensible.