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Employment & Labor

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Leech Tishman’s Employment & Labor attorneys counsel and litigate on behalf of private and public sector employers in all aspects of the employment relationship, from hiring through termination.

Our employment & labor attorneys partner with our clients to develop creative options that align with your business objectives while complying with statutory and common law requirements. Our team’s understanding of the nature of the employer/employee relationship, combined with our understanding of each client’s business, allows our lawyers to guide our clients to cost-effective and practical solutions.

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LeechTishman’s employment & labor attorneys focus on preventing litigation. We counsel employers and offer training on many facets of the employment relationship, including but not limited to workplace harassment, performance management, Employment Law 101 for supervisors, discipline and discharge, terminations, and ensuring statutory compliance.

Our lawyers represent employers in employment discrimination litigation before the federal and state courts, as well as a number of federal and state administrative agencies.

  • Pre-employment testing and background checks
  • Employment hiring, agreements & contracts
  • Use of temporary/leased/contract employees and independent contractors
  • Employee handbooks/development of HR policies/HR audits
  • Leaves of absence, disability accommodation & ADA compliance
  • Affirmative Action and OFCCP compliance
  • Family and Medical Leave Act issues and compliance
  • Performance appraisals
  • Disciplinary action, termination and protocols
  • Reductions in force and workforce restructuring
  • Severance agreements, waivers and releases
  • Diversity and inclusion counseling and implicit bias training
  • Payment practices

 

The Employment & Labor Practice Group specializes in the following focus areas:

 

  • Employment discrimination litigation
  • Employer representation before federal and state courts and administrative/government agencies
  • Enforcement of restrictive covenants
  • Defamation
  • Employment at-will/wrongful discharge
  • Unemployment compensation claims
  • Joint employer liability
  • Navigation of “most favored nation” status
  • Compliance with WARN Act and state-level WARN regulations

  • Mediation, arbitration and early neutral evaluation
  • Internal conflict resolution program/policy design, training and implementation
  • Private dispute resolution services

Read more about Alternative Dispute Resolution & Administrative Law here  

  • Temporary/professional work visas (H1-B, TN, L-1, O-1, E-1, E-2, O-1, P-1, H-2B, B-1)
  • International student/researcher issues (J-1, F-1, STEM-specific issues, NIW petitions, Schedule A/B physician issues)
  • Permanent residence (work and family-based)
  • Labor certifications/PERM
  • Employer sanctions and assistance with government audits
  • Appeals before state, federal, governmental and administrative agencies
  • Personal representation and filings for consular processing
  • Citizenship/naturalization

Read more about Immigration services here

  • Qualified and retirement plan counseling
  • Welfare and fringe benefit plan counseling
  • Executive and non-qualified deferred compensation
  • Plan design and consulting for tax-exempt organizations and governments

Read more about Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation here

  • Sexual and workplace harassment prevention and remediation
  • Representation before Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and city and state human relations commissions
  • “Whistleblower” protections

  • Fair Labor Standards Act compliance and related issues
  • Representation before Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division and National Labor Relations Board
  • Employee classification
  • Pay practice reviews and pay equity considerations

  • Compliance with OSHA/state OSHA regulations
  • Workplace accidents
  • Environmental counseling
  • Electronic communications monitoring
  • Protection of employee medical/personnel records
  • Data breach/security incidents
  • Workplace investigations involving employee misconduct

  • Enforcement of trade secrets and restrictive covenants
  • Confidentiality agreements
  • Nonsolicitation agreements
  • Unfair business competition laws

  • Labor management relations
  • Collective bargaining
  • Grievance administration
  • Arbitration
  • National Labor Relations Board proceedings
  • Public sector labor relations
  • Strikes, picketing, and boycott advice

Attorneys

Sally Griffith Cimini

Partner

Christopher Gonzalez

Partner

James F. Hendricks, Jr.

Counsel

Steven D. Irwin

Partner

John J. Jacko, III

Partner

Lisa Alexis Jones

Partner

Kimberly J. Kisner

Partner

Robert A. Orozco

Counsel

Cristina Perez

Partner

Fadi K. Rasheed

Partner

Robert F. Schultz

Counsel

Leah K. Sell

Associate

James D. Silverman

Partner

Azin G. Valafar

Associate

Eric J. Wu

Partner

Insights

Apr. 21, 2021  |  Client Alerts

April Regulations Bring Many Changes

Apr. 19, 2021  |  Press

Leech Tishman Partner John J. Jacko, III Published in Emory Law Scholarly Commons

Apr. 6, 2021  |  Client Alerts

Amended Pennsylvania Orders Strongly Encourage Telework and Increase Capacity

Mar. 18, 2021  |  News

Leech Tishman Partner Sally Griffith Cimini Receives “Lawyer of the Year” Designation in 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers Pennsylvania

Mar. 18, 2021  |  Client Alerts

For-Profit Employer Considerations for Developing Career Talent Through Unpaid & Paid Internships

Mar. 16, 2021  |  Client Alerts

Allegheny County’s Paid Sick Leave Legislation Vetoed for Now

Mar. 1, 2021  |  Client Alerts

Pennsylvania Travel Mitigation Order Terminated and Event Capacity Increased

Feb. 22, 2021  |  Press

Leech Tishman Employment & Labor Partner Bruce J. McNeil Mentioned on PlanAdviser

Feb. 22, 2021  |  Press

Leech Tishman Employment & Labor Partner Bruce J. McNeil Mentioned in Cision PR Newswire

Feb. 22, 2021  |  Press

Leech Tishman Employment & Labor Partner Bruce J. McNeil Interviewed by Law360

Feb. 17, 2021  |  News

James F. Hendricks, Jr. Recognized as 2021 Illinois Super Lawyer

Feb. 12, 2021  |  News

Leech Tishman Attorneys Recognized as “Top Attorneys in Pasadena” by Pasadena Magazine

Events

Nov. 7, 2021  |  Event

NPELRA Annual Conference

Media Resources

Keeping up With the COVID Webinar Recording

Are you current on PPE and social distancing requirements as they relate to your industry?…

The Growing Risk of Misclassifying Independent Contractors – Webinar Recording

The October 15, 2019 Breakfast Bites focused on California’s complicated laws concerning independent contractors and…

Five Essential Matters for Any Grievance or Arbitration

This presentation discusses what is properly “grievable,” how to select a hearing officer, who has…

The Grievance Arbitration Process

Leech Tishman Employment Partner Philip A. Toomey including steps to arbitration, the steps to a…

Medical Marijuana in the Public Workplace

Leech Tishman Employment Partner Philip A. Toomey presented to attendees of the National PELRA (Public Employer…

California Municipal and Corporate Training Information on Discrimination

Both Federal and California laws prohibit discrimination in the workplace based on an employee’s “protected…

Keep Your Company Off the Front Page – Webinar Recording

The June 13, 2019 Breakfast Bites focused on crisis management and the “court of public…

What You Don’t Know Could Hurt You: Employing Workers in California

In this June 7, 2018 CLE, Leech Tishman attorneys discussed the unique challenges facing companies…

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Philip A. Toomey

Partner

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