Labor and Employment Needs

• Advising on all daily employment and union issues including, among others:
• Hiring, discipline and discharge.
• Unemployment rights and obligations.
• Employment and pay policies and practices and enforcement of the same.
• Appropriate work rules and enforcement of the same.
• Leave laws, such as the FMLA and VESSA.
• Grievance and arbitration procedures.
• Rights and obligations under collective bargaining agreements.
• Drafting, reviewing and revising employee handbooks, policies and procedures.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating employment and constant contracts and severance agreements.
• Providing training on all labor and employment topics including sexual harassment, diversity, supervisory skills, employee handbooks or policies, and drug and alcohol testing, among many others.
• Conducting Labor and Employment Audits.
• Representing employers in hearings and litigation related to claims of discrimination, wage and hour violations, employment law violations, labor law violations, and union contract violations, among others