Labor & Employment

About

Provided by Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Calfee’s Labor and Employment attorneys represent public/private corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships, unionized and non-union employers and public-sector entities. Our trial lawyers defend companies and management representatives in administrative proceedings and in court.

Employment Counseling

• ​Employment at-will
• Personnel policies/employee handbooks
• Employment agreements
• Discipline, discharge, personnel actions
• M&A, divestitures
• Workforce restructurings, downsizings, force reductions
• Post-employment covenants
• Employment law compliance training

Workplace Discrimination 

• ​Title VII/state discrimination laws
• Age Discrimination and Employment Act
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Sexual/workplace harassment
• EEOC/state agency proceedings
• Discrimination/wrongful discharge litigation
• Affirmative action plans, programs, compliance

Labor Management

• ​Union avoidance/defense
• Employee relations counseling
• Collective bargaining agreement negotiation
• Proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board
• Grievance counseling/arbitration
• Strike contingency planning/security operations
• Strike injunction litigation
• Ohio Public Employers' Collective Bargaining Act
• Union decertification/deauthorization 

Employment Laws

• Fair labor standards act (wage/hour)
• Family and Medical Leave Act
• Whistleblower Acts
• Federal mass layoff/plant closing laws (WARN Act)
• Trade secret laws
• Fair Credit Reporting Act
• Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
• Drug testing
• Immigration Reform & Control Act