Labor & Employment

About

Provided by Stites & Harbison PLLC

From work force reduction issues to dealing with the Family Medical Leave Act and everything in between, the employment attorneys at Stites & Harbison focus on providing clients with creative, competitive and cost effective employment law solutions. The diverse and experienced group provides employers with pragmatic solutions to minimize employer-employee relationship problems and to manage such problems as they arise. They also provide vigorous defense of employee lawsuits. Many of the group’s attorneys have extensive trial experience before arbitrators, judges, and juries in both employment matters and in business litigation, and are adept at developing and implementing trial strategy. The employment attorneys at Stites & Harbison also understand when it is in the client’s best interest to reach a settlement in order to prevent expensive and distracting litigation. In addition to handling EEOC and state administrative charges, the group litigates complex civil suits involving a wide variety of federal and state discrimination claims, including cases involving ADA, FMLA, discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour disputes, and wrongful discharge. The attorneys provide preventative-counseling solutions to clients and offer materials to fit specific client needs for in-house training. Group members draft and review employment documents, including employee handbooks, employee contracts, and severance agreements.