The Firm provides governmental and private business clients top-quality legal advice and representation in the areas of human resource policies and practices, discrimination claims, workers’ compensation, and civil rights. The attorneys practicing in this area have many years of experience in counseling and defending employers against claims of racial and sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, FLSA, ADA and FMLA violations, wage and hour violations, wrongful denial of unemployment compensation, retaliatory discharge, and workers’ compensation. Likewise, the members of the group also have extensive experience in defending governmental entities and servicing their unique employment law needs. Additionally, members of the group advise and defend both public and private schools.
In addition to litigating and defending employment claims with the EEOC or state fair employment practice agencies and at trial in both state and federal courts, our attorneys often assist clients in drafting and updating employee handbooks, drafting drug and substance abuse policies, and investigating claims of harassment and discrimination before litigation commences. The Firm strives to keep clients abreast of current developments through its newsletter and presenting semi-annual conferences on issues relating to employment law and workers’ compensation, conducting customized seminars on these topics for individual clients, and providing individualized training for our clients’ supervisors and management teams so that clients are equipped to avoid litigation in these areas whenever possible. As a result, the Firm has earned a reputation for providing unsurpassed service in connection with employment and workers’ compensation matters throughout the mid-south.
Our employment law practice includes:
- Employment contracts including covenants not to compete
- Employee handbooks, preparation, and review
- General employment policies and procedures
- Employment discrimination defense including ADA, Title VII, FMLA, FLSA, and THRA and other state employment laws (including investigation and preparation of response to charges filed with the EEOC and state fair employment practice agencies)
- Workplace harassment
- Employment law audits
- Unemployment compensation
- Wage and hour law
- Workers’ compensation
- Federal and state OSHA investigations
