Labor and employment law spans thousands of federal, state, and local requirements, making it a complex area for employers to navigate. Barton's attorneys help clients manage this risk with deep experience guiding businesses through evolving requirements. We focus on helping clients build strong HR policies and practices that foster positive employee relations, minimizing costly litigation. When disputes arise, we pursue proactive, cost-effective solutions—and provide skilled representation in agency proceedings, arbitration, mediation, and litigation when needed.
Unlike firms that over-specialize, our team develops real relationships with clients' businesses, offering both strategic and day-to-day counsel. Services include:
- Employee relations and compliance across jurisdictions
- Handbooks, policies, and onboarding documents
- Employment agreements and restrictive covenants
- Wage and hour audits and compliance
- Terminations, layoffs, severance, and WARN compliance
- EEO, harassment, and anti-discrimination training
- Union avoidance audits and training
- M&A employment diligence
- Immigration and work visas
- Executive compensation and incentive plans
We help clients prepare for and respond to employment litigation and organizing activity, including:
- Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims
- Unfair labor practice charges
- OSHA complaints
- Wage and hour and class/collective actions
- Trade secret and restrictive covenant disputes
- Labor negotiations and collective bargaining
