Below is a brief description of representative cases by category:
A. Management audits and surveys to determine compliance with various federal, state and local codes, laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
B. Drafting and review of employee handbooks and personnel policies for businesses with five or more employees.
C. Representation of clients with civil rights claims of discrimination based upon gender, age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion or marital status.
D. Representation of workers covered by the Family Medical Leave Act who have been disciplined or subject to retaliation for taking permissible, qualifying FMLA leave.
E. Wage and Hour issues, claims and lawsuits involving management or labor with regard to minimum wage, overtime, classification of employees, exemptions, required record keeping, and such other matters as are within the purview of the Department of Labor.
F. Bringing and defending charges before the EEOC, NLRB, OSHA, DOJ, DOL, FCHR and other state, local and federal investigative agencies.
G. Disability claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
H. Polygraph Protection Act claims and defenses for employees and employers.
I. Retaliation claims for adverse actions taken by employers for having engaged in protected activity (e.g., filing a discrimination claim in good faith; claiming overtime; worker’s comp retaliation; responding to subpoenas; whistle-blowing; being a witness for another employee; exercising voting rights; exercising speech on a matter of public concern; etc.).
J. Administrative hearings before the Division of Administrative Hearings and various other quasi-judicial tribunals, boards and commissions.
K. Appellate work.
L. Certification and decertification of those employees, professionals and para-professionals who hold certificates that are subject to renewal, nonrenewal, probation, suspension or revocation.
M. Unemployment compensation claims, hearings and appeals.
N. Civil Service Appeals and other government employment events such as pre-disciplinary hearings, administrative due process, discipline and discharge appeals.
O. Florida Public Records Act violations.
P. Collective bargaining and union Matters; Breaches of the Duty of Fair Representation and other unfair labor practices (ULPs) by management or labor.
Q. Workplace climate surveys to determine worker attitudes, working environment perceptions, impediments to productivity.
R. Equal Employment Opportunity and civil rights investigations and inquiries.
S. Non-compete agreement drafting, enforcement and defense.
T. Employment agreements and separation agreements.
U. Worker’s compensation and ERISA referrals.
V. Employment torts (assault and battery; fraud and misrepresentation; infliction of emotional suffering; tortious interference with a business relationship; invasion of privacy; defamation; negligent hiring, supervision and retention)
W. Constitutional violations (takings of property without just compensation or due process; illegal search and seizures; false arrest; false imprisonment; excessive force; malicious prosecution; invasion of privacy; disparate treatment by government).
X. Drug-free workplace violations and issues.
Y. Unpaid wages and other compensation claims.
Z. Mediation of employment claims (any of the above which are amenable to resolution by a knowledgeable, trained, experienced and neutral third party).
