MehaffyWeber helps employers maintain competitive and productive, but also positive workplaces.  A goal of our labor and employment practice is prevention of workplace problems.  We work with our clients to tailor plans that comply with federal and state labor laws and help reduce employee disputes.  If disputes occur, we work to resolve them early to avoid the costs and burdens of litigation.  If litigation is the best approach, we aggressively defend our clients.  Our litigators have successfully defended clients in state and federal courts in challenging jurisdictions.  In addition to representing our clients in court, we also defend our clients in arbitrations and in proceedings with administrative agencies such as the EEOC, OSHA, NLRB, DOL, and Texas Workforce Commission.

We focus on our clients' business objectives and balance those with responsible labor and employment policies and implementation strategies.  Our attorneys provide a full range of services, including:

Defense of claims of unlawful discrimination, harassment, civil rights violations, retaliation, whistleblower violations, wrongful discipline and discharge, compensation violations, and other workplace claims against employers ‑ both pre-suit and in formal proceedings

Facilitation of labor-management relations including union elections, union recognition, collective bargaining, proceedings before the NLRB, and interest and grievance arbitrations

• Compliance guidance  with federal and state statutes and regulations  including ADA, ADEA, WARN, Title VII, FMLA, FLSA, OSHA, ERISA, and NLRA, as well as conducting compliance-related investigations and reviews
• Design of human resources policies and procedures, handbooks, communication programs, wage and hour compliance structures, and training programs
• Guidance of  layoffs, facility closings, and other significant discharge events
• Drafting and enforcement of employment contracts including non-competition and confidentiality agreements and policies to ensure adequate protection of trade secrets and other proprietary and confidential information.

Unnecessary employee conflict, whether initiated by internal or external forces, disrupts business and generates a host of new problems.  Our representation is collaborative and creative and focuses on the needs of the client.

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