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