Experience
ADA programs Affirmative action Arbitration Class, mass and collective action litigation Compliance audits Corporate investigations Disabled access and accommodations Discrimination, harassment and other employment litigation DOL and other agency practices Drug testing/background checks/pre-employment testing EEOC proceedings Employment agreements Employment arbitrations FINRA disputes FMLA and other leave issues Handbook drafting and revision Immigration Independent contractor/employee issues Labor negotiations, grievances and arbitrations |
NLRB proceedings Noncompete and other restrictive covenants OSHA, MSHA and other safety work Privacy in the workplace Record retention policies Reductions in force Retaliation actions Sarbanes-Oxley Trade secret protection and misappropriation Traditional labor matters Union campaigns, union avoidance USERRA Wage and hour, counseling and litigation, including class and collective action Investigations WARN Act (and Cal-WARN) Wellness programs Whistleblower claims Work rule violations
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Accolades
Alston & Bird’s Labor & Employment Group has been recognized as a leader in the field by Chambers USA and boasts numerous partners recognized on an individual basis by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America and other leading authorities. Recognition of our Labor & Employment Group by general counsel and other consumers of legal services helped propel the firm to "Power Elite" status, according to BTI Consulting.
Bringing Value to Our Clients
Our attorneys do not believe in a “one size fits all” approach when dealing with labor and employment issues. Rather, our approach is to learn, both at the outset of the relationship and in the context of a particular matter, what the client's objectives are and to model our strategy in a way that accomplishes those objectives in the most effective and efficient manner possible. Whether defending a class action lawsuit or counseling a human resources manager on the appropriate way to address a problem employee, our ultimate goal is to ensure that each matter is handled in a manner that will hasten its successful resolution. We routinely work with our clients to fashion alternative fee arrangements that serve to share risk, cap or moderate exposure to expense, and allow more control of how charges are incurred.