Labor & Employment Law - U.S. Practice
Employee Relations Counseling
A cornerstone of our practice is helping clients develop policies to maintain compliance with federal and state employment laws. We provide training for managers and supervisors in diversity and EEO compliance issues. We have designed and implemented effective sexual harassment training programs. We have extensive experience in helping companies design corporate restructuring efforts, including planning for reductions in force.
We provide our clients with sophisticated and practical answers to compliance questions arising a number of federal and state employment laws, including:
- The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act (WARN)
We have extensive experience in helping companies deal with employee privacy issues.
We also assist our clients in solving labor and employment issues presented by mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other types of corporate transactions. Our recent experience includes assisting a major oil company with its acquisition of several unionized pipeline operations.