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
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