About
Provided by Butler Snow LLP
Butler Snow represents private and public sector employers throughout the U.S. in every aspect of the employment relationship. The areas of practice in our Labor and Employment group include:
- Employment Counseling: We provide counseling, advice and creative solutions to achieve important business objectives while minimizing exposure under the myriad of employment regulations.
- Employment Litigation: We have defended cases in federal and state courts in over 20 states and handled appeals in numerous federal circuits and state appellate courts.
- Immigration: We provide guidance on immigration compliance and enforcement matters, facilitating the onboarding of international talent, assisting international entrepreneurs, and developing strategies for temporary and permanent immigration visas.
- Union Avoidance and Contract Negotiation: We have decades of experience in assisting employers in many industries to prevent the causes of unionization and successfully resist union organizing.
Recent Work Highlights
- We defended an employer in a labor arbitration challenging the termination of an employee.
- We assisted an international client with the closure of a Bristol, Tennessee facility, including required WARN act communications, notifications, and severance program, impacting 100 employees.
- We served as lead counsel in a purported class action involving pay practices for various members of the service staff of a golf club.
- We represented an employer in a union decertification election.
