Labor & Employment

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP is a company with a real labor practice – not simply litigators who attempt employment cases. On a comparative basis for a firm our size, we have one of the biggest work and labor groups in California. Each of our attorneys works closely and personally with company customers to establish proactive compliance and disagreement resolution techniques. We think this individually therapy is even more efficient than an unwieldy group. We work with customers to help them avoid workplace issues, but where controversy is inevitable, job we have managed literally hundreds of jury trials, administrative trials and appeals before courts and administrative companies nationwide.

JMBM is recognized as a Go-To Law Firm® & reg; for the leading 500 business in the United States in the locations of labor lawsuits and labor & work law, as determined by American Lawyer Media’s (ALM) yearly survey of internal counsel at FORTUNE 500® & reg; business. Because labor job and work issues frequently include high stakes and intense time pressure, our legal representatives are dedicated to offering companies the most immediate service possible. We respond quickly and without stop working, with uncomplicated recommendations from an experienced attorney who won’t pass your problem off to someone else. Issues like sexual harassment and work environment violence demand instant attention- and we provide it.

Employers in the middle of a conflict over an arranging drive or an unjust labor practice complaint count on our aggressive and prompt action. Accountability and accessibility are our watchwords, and you get direct access to the individual who can fix your issue or answer your question.

Among the strengths of our labor job and work group is the diversity of the employers we represent. Public and personal business in service sectors ranging from standard production to innovation, garments to aerospace and from health care to financial services all rely on JMBM labor attorneys, no matter the problem. Many customers have actually been with us 10 to 20 years-in many cases dealing with the very same skilled legal representative who totally understands their business.

Our industry-specific prevention and preparedness methods can prevent or lessen expensive claims. We work closely with senior executives and internal counsel to craft customized, reliable employment policies – total with a focus on properly training supervisors and HR personnel on legal rights and obligations. Our services work to make sure compliance with nationwide and state labor laws, decrease conflicts with workers, and take full advantage of strategic advantage if lawsuits is essential. We worry imaginative preparation and aggressive advocacy for every single client.

There are business sectors where we have unique skill in handling work matters. Many law office count on us for counsel on issues involving personnel and lawyers, and we typically encourage broker-dealers on non-compete and disciplinary debates. Our legal representatives likewise efficiently represent numerous health care and job hospitality market clients in collective bargaining and other labor and work issues.

Any protected class of employees-by age, race, gender, disability, religion-could bring match against an employer under the discrimination statues. We have actually effectively litigated and dealt with all kinds of discrimination matters under such work laws as the:

– Americans with Disabilities Act

– Family Medical Leave Act

– Age Discrimination in Employment Act

– Fair Labor Standards Act

– Family and Medical Leave Act

The finest way to deal with any claim is to avoid it from being filed, and we give customers effective guidance right from the start to handle problems effectively and keep them from ending up being suits. If lawsuits is needed, our attorneys investigate thoroughly and prepare a strong position that can negate complainant claims.

We provide strong defense in state and federal court, in administrative actions before the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and job before all the California state agencies – the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the Employment Development Department.

Often overlapping with discrimination issues are claims for wrongful termination, retaliatory treatment and whistle blowing. We comprehend the need in such cases to show that a company’s actions were appropriate, and regardless of the notoriety that is in some cases included, we have had substantial success at showing that employer conduct was genuine and dealt with properly.

Whether your organization currently has 3rd party representation or seeks to keep a workplace totally free of such participation, our highly reliable labor relations counsel can be crucial to helping maintain a competitive work environment while lessening conflicts and optimizing management versatility. Employers that face union organizing drives count on our assistance to:

– Maintain a favorable working environment with open communication with all employees

– Comply with NLRB election laws

– Counter aggressive unionizing efforts without producing a “union-busting” controversy

In unionized workplaces, our firm is a highly knowledgeable and responsive partner that works alongside company human resources and labor relations personnel to:

– Take part in collective bargaining – including multi-union, multi-location talks

– Respond to grievance and arbitration actions

– Manage decreases in force, job drug screening, discipline proceedings and strikes

– Provide representation in NLRB proceedings

Responsiveness, determination and focus are what set our labor relations counsel apart from that of other law practice. We offer immediate action, round-the-clock availability in crisis scenarios and aggressive defense of all employers’ rights.

We safeguard many companies against class action lawsuits in which staff members demand back overtime pay-and countless dollars in damages-claiming that under business policies the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime pay exemption no longer uses to them.

JMBM labor attorneys can assist companies prevent category problems that lead to claims by:

– Auditing existing income policy and pay practices

– Reviewing the language of composed work policies to make sure they adhere to FLSA requirements for exempt and non-exempt employees

– Making sure all exempt employee job descriptions include management and supervision

If you as an employer are confronted with a wage and hour suit, whether under federal law or California wage and hour statutes, we install an energetic and efficient defense. Your JMBM legal representative will seek to reject class accreditation and work to protect an efficient and reliable settlement that dismisses unproven claims and safeguards your interests.

Disputes over non-compete agreements involving trade tricks often pit employers against each other – particularly in California, where the state’s Unfair Competition Law (Section 17200) makes it particularly tough to enforce non-compete terms. We have actually handled lawsuits representing both employees’ former and present companies, and are competent at securing and resisting TROs and irreversible injunctions to safeguard company interests in either kind of case.