Labor & Employment

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP is a firm with a real labor practice – not just litigators who attempt work cases. On a comparative basis for a firm our size, we have among the largest work and labor groups in California. Each of our lawyers works carefully and personally with company customers to establish proactive compliance and disagreement resolution techniques. Our company believe this individually counseling is far more efficient than an unwieldy group. We work with clients to assist them avoid office problems, however where controversy is inescapable, we have actually managed actually hundreds of jury trials, administrative trials and appeals before courts and administrative companies nationwide.

JMBM is acknowledged as a Go-To Law Office® & reg; for the top 500 business in the United States in the areas of labor lawsuits and labor & employment law, as figured out by American Lawyer Media’s (ALM) yearly study of in-house counsel at FORTUNE 500® & reg; companies. Because labor and work problems often include high stakes and intense time pressure, our lawyers are committed to giving employers the most instant service possible. We respond immediately and without fail, with simple advice from a skilled legal representative who won’t pass your problem off to somebody else. Issues like unwanted sexual advances and work environment violence need instant attention- and we supply it.

Employers in the middle of a conflict over an organizing drive or an unjust labor practice complaint depend on our aggressive and employment timely action. Accountability and ease of access are our watchwords, and you get direct access to the individual who can resolve your issue or address your concern.

Among the of our labor and employment group is the diversity of the employers we represent. Public and private companies in business sectors ranging from basic production to innovation, garments to aerospace and employment from health care to financial services all rely on JMBM labor attorneys, no matter the concern. Many clients have been with us 10 to 20 years-in numerous cases working with the exact same knowledgeable attorney who totally understands their service.

Our industry-specific avoidance and preparedness methods can avoid or lessen pricey claims. We work carefully with senior executives and in-house counsel to craft tailored, reliable work policies – complete with a focus on appropriately training managers and HR personnel on legal rights and responsibilities. Our services work to make sure compliance with nationwide and state labor laws, decrease disagreements with employees, and take full advantage of tactical benefit if litigation is necessary. We worry innovative preparation and aggressive advocacy for each client.

There are business sectors where we have unique ability in handling work matters. Many law firms count on us for counsel on concerns including staff and attorneys, employment and we frequently recommend broker-dealers on non-compete and disciplinary controversies. Our lawyers likewise effectively represent numerous healthcare and hospitality market customers in cumulative bargaining and other labor and employment concerns.

Any protected class of employees-by age, race, gender, impairment, religion-could bring match versus an employer under the discrimination statues. We have actually successfully litigated and solved all types of discrimination matters brought 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 best method to manage any claim is to avoid it from being filed, employment and we give clients reliable guidance right from the start to deal with complaints appropriately and keep them from ending up being lawsuits. If litigation is needed, our attorneys investigate thoroughly and prepare a strong position that can negate plaintiff claims.

We offer strong defense in state and federal court, in administrative actions before the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and 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 problems are claims for wrongful termination, vindictive treatment and whistle blowing. We understand the necessity in such cases to demonstrate that an employer’s actions were correct, and in spite of the prestige that is in some cases involved, we have had considerable success at showing that employer conduct was legitimate and managed appropriately.

Whether your company presently has 3rd party representation or looks for to keep a workplace totally free of such participation, our highly effective labor relations counsel can be vital to helping maintain a competitive work environment while reducing conflicts and making the most of management flexibility. Employers that face union organizing drives rely on our aid to:

– Maintain a positive workplace with open interaction with all workers

– 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 business human resources and labor relations personnel to:

– Participate in collective bargaining – including multi-union, multi-location talks

– Respond to grievance and arbitration actions

– Manage decreases in force, drug testing, discipline procedures and strikes

– Provide representation in NLRB procedures

Responsiveness, decision and focus are what set our labor relations counsel apart from that of other law companies. We provide instant response, day-and-night schedule in crisis situations and aggressive defense of all companies’ rights.

We protect numerous employers versus class action lawsuits in which staff members demand employment back overtime pay-and millions of dollars in damages-claiming that under business policies the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime pay exemption no longer uses to them.

JMBM labor lawyers can help employers prevent category problems that result in lawsuits by:

– Auditing existing salary policy and pay practices

– Reviewing the language of composed employment policies to make sure they conform to FLSA requirements for exempt and non-exempt staff members

– Making certain all exempt employee task descriptions involve management and guidance

If you as a company are confronted with a wage and hour lawsuit, whether under federal law or California wage and hour statutes, we install an energetic and efficient defense. Your JMBM lawyer will look for to reject class accreditation and work to secure an efficient and employment efficient settlement that dismisses unproven claims and safeguards your interests.

Disputes over non-compete arrangements including trade secrets often pit employers versus each other – particularly in California, where the state’s Unfair Competition Law (Section 17200) makes it particularly challenging to implement non-compete terms. We have actually dealt with lawsuits representing both employees’ former and existing companies, and employment are experienced at securing and resisting TROs and permanent injunctions to safeguard company interests in either kind of case.