Ensuring compliance, safeguarding success
A profitable business serves the needs of labor, management and the marketplace. But friction between labor and management often causes complications that hurt a company’s competitiveness and threaten the livelihoods of everyone involved. At Robert G. Walker, P.A., I have 30 years of experience defending the rights of workers to safe, hospitable and equitable employment, as well as management’s right to productivity and performance. My experience on both sides of labor and employment issues makes me uniquely qualified to assist you with comprehensive and lasting solutions to issues that can poison workplace morale and undermine a company’s success.

Correcting power imbalances
Robert G. Walker, P.A. understands that employees often hesitate to confront employers, especially in troubled economic times. I empower individuals to obtain the justice they deserve, and assist with cases involving:

Challenging discrimination in the workplace
Federal law prohibits employers from discriminatory practices regarding hiring, promotion, termination, types of assignments and pay. When making decisions, employers cannot legally consider:

By applying extensive knowledge of state and federal labor and employment laws, Robert G. Walker, P.A. uses objective metrics to prove or disprove acts of discrimination, and when proof is lacking or insufficient, attempt to ameliorate the problem through other means.

Helping employers build strong labor relations
For businesses to plan and expand, operations must be predictable and reliable. Adherence to laws governing labor relations ensures a company’s legal operation. Robert G. Walker, P.A. provides employers with day-to-day compliance counseling and just resolutions to workplace disputes that advance labor relations and further your business success.

Supporting productive workplace conditions
Following complex legal procedures takes valuable time away from management’s real job — running and promoting the business. For 30 years, Robert G. Walker, P.A. has counseled businesses and governments on procedure and fulfillment under labor law, including:

• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
• Workers Compensation Program
• Unemployment insurance, hearings and appeals
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
• Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA)
• Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
• Consumer Credit Protection Act (CPCA)
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
• Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA)

Safeguarding a productive business
Just as your company retains certain specific responsibilities to its employees, workers are obligated to comply with work policies and legal requirements that affect your business. Incompetent, unethical or unlawful behavior of a worker has potentially devastating consequences. Robert G. Walker, P.A. assists businesses in:

• Developing clear, written employment policies
• Drafting employment contracts
• Drafting non-compete agreements
• Drafting nondisclosure agreements
• Addressing suspicions of a worker’s unlawful or unethical acts
• Dismissing employees
• Implementing progressive discipline
• Conducting investigations of misconduct, drug use, internal theft, etc.

Contact a dedicated Florida employment and labor law firm
Robert G. Walker, P.A. is located in Clearwater and represents clients throughout Florida, including Pinellas County. Call Robert G. Walker, P.A. at 727.442.8683 or contact the firm online to schedule an appointment.