Employment & Labor Law
Riess LeMieux’s employment and labor practice covers the full spectrum of issues affecting the employment relationship, employer training, handbook drafting, and litigation federal and state discrimination claims, wage/hour issues, and disputes arising from the ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, and Title VII. We help navigate complex workforce issues on a regular basis to instill a proactive approach for our clients and avoid potential claims.
Some of the employment and labor law areas we handle include:
- Title VII—race, gender, national origin, and religion discrimination
- ADA compliance (disability discrimination)
- ADEA compliance (age discrimination)
- ERISA (pension, health insurance, life insurance, and ADD insurance benefits)
- Union collective bargaining agreement issues
- State wage & hour laws, blacklisting statutes, and wrongful discharge issues
- Workers’ compensation disputes (employer-side only)
- Employment contract issues, including hiring, non-compete agreements, termination, severance, collective bargaining, intellectual property rights, protection of confidential/proprietary information, distribution rights, independent contractor vs. employee, agency principles, entitlement to commissions or performance bonuses, and other terms and conditions of employment
Recent News
Jonathan Forester Interviewed by WWL on City Contract Case
Firm partner, Jonathan Forester, was interviewed by WWL Channel 4 in connection with an investigative report concerning a lawsuit filed to stop the City’s improper rebidding of a public contract which had already been awarded to a Riess LeMieux client.
Riess LeMieux Welcomes Casey Q. O’Flynn to the Firm
Riess LeMieux is pleased to welcome Casey Q. O'Flynn to the firm. Prior to joining Riess LeMieux, Casey worked in the Real Estate Funds Group of a Big Four advisory firm in Atlanta, where he advised both acquirers and targets in REIT M&A transactions totaling in the billions of dollars. Casey has significant experience navigating myriad issues involved in successfully structuring, negotiating, and closing these transactions. Casey's addition bolsters the firm’s depth of knowledge and expertise in the areas of taxation, real estate transactions, financing, and corporate structuring.
