Employment Law
Employment regulations are complex and can leave companies open to potential liability. We provide sound advice and help our clients prepare for legal challenges that can arise in all areas, including:
- Interviewing and hiring practices, including drug testing and background checks
- New hire agreements
- Wrongful termination claims
- Compensation and wage disputes, such as incorrect or unpaid wages, separation pay, pay equity, and overtime pay
- Disciplinary actions and termination policies
- Independent contractors: classification issues; agreements
- Unemployment, including audits
- Avoiding and addressing discrimination and harassment in the workplace
- Paid leave and parental leave, vacation and time off policies
- Labor unions, collective bargaining, and other traditional labor issues
- Safety issues
- Employee privacy law
- Employee agreements, policies, and handbooks
- Disability discrimination
- Sexual harassment
Our team has counseled businesses of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 100 companies, in multiple industries, including:
- Retail
- Cannabis
- Energy
- Health care
- Technology
- Manufacturing
- Real estate
- Food and beverage
- Investment banking
- Business consulting and other services
Employment Law Litigation
Employers today face a minefield of complicated and ever-changing state and federal employment laws. Although we strive to help our clients find strategic alternatives to litigating, sometimes it cannot be avoided. Our employment litigation team has extensive trial experience in both state and federal court defending employers against many different types of claims, including:
- Discrimination based on race, religion, ethnicity, age, marital status and sexual orientation
- Sexual harassment
- Retaliation
- Wrongful discharge
- Disability accommodation
- Wage and hour disputes
- Protection of company trade secrets
- Enforcement of non-compete agreements
Employment Law Arbitration and Mediation
Chris Lamb is certified as a labor & employment arbitrator by the American Arbitration Association® (AAA), the nation’s leading provider of alternative dispute resolution services. She serves on the AAA Panel of Employment Arbitrators and has arbitrated numerous employment law disputes. She is also certified as a labor and employment law mediator and is available to assist parties in resolving labor and employment law disputes.
