Employment

Capabilities

Leech Tishman’s Employment 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 attorneys partner with our clients to develop creative options that align with 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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Leech Tishman’s employment attorneys focus on preventing litigation. We counsel employers and offer training on all aspects 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 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and City of Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations. We also represent employers in all aspects of labor relations, including collective bargaining, grievances, arbitration and National Labor Relations Board proceedings. We have extensive experience with wage and hour practice before the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division. We also assist employers with all types of alternative dispute resolution processes, including mediation, arbitration, and early neutral evaluations.

Employment Services

  • Affirmative Action and OFCCP compliance
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Disciplinary action and termination
  • Employee benefits consulting
  • Employee handbooks
  • Employment agreements
  • Employment at-will/wrongful discharge
  • Employment discrimination
  • Employment discrimination litigation
  • Family and Medical Leave Act issues and compliance
  • Human Resource policies and practices
  • Human Resource Practices Audits
  • Leaves of absence, disability accommodation & ADA compliance
  • Payment practices
  • Performance appraisals
  • Pre-employment testing and background checks
  • Reductions in force and workforce restructuring
  • Restrictive covenants and confidentiality agreements
  • Severance agreements, waivers and releases
  • Sexual and workplace harassment
  • Unemployment compensation claims
  • Use of temporary/leased/contract employees and independent contractors
  • Wage and hour compliance and issues
  • Workplace investigations
  • Workplace practices
  • Workplace privacy issues

Traditional Labor

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

Attorneys

Insights

Jan. 14, 2019  |  Client Alerts

2019 California Employment Law Updates: New Laws Related to Employer Hiring Practices

Jan. 14, 2019  |  News

Leech Tishman Elects Two New Partners

Jan. 3, 2019  |  Client Alerts

Efforts to Limit Solicitation or Competition by Former California Employees Unlawful

Dec. 6, 2018  |  Client Alerts

California Department of Fair Employment and Housing Publishes Guidelines on Sexual Harassment and Abusive Conduct Prevention Training

Nov. 26, 2018  |  Client Alerts

I-9 Self-Audit: To Self-Audit or Not?

Nov. 19, 2018  |  Press

Leech Tishman Partner Steven D. Irwin Writes Article About Job Hiring Practices and Criminal History Considerations

Nov. 12, 2018  |  Client Alerts

New Break Laws For Emergency Ambulance Employees In California

Nov. 5, 2018  |  Client Alerts

New Independent Contractor Test Limited to Claims Arising Under California’s Wage Orders

Oct. 22, 2018  |  Client Alerts

Big Brother is Always Watching…and Listening? But, Did You Consent to That?

Oct. 15, 2018  |  Client Alerts

Sweeping Changes to Harassment Laws in California

Recently, Leech Tishman Partner Philip A. Toomey wrote about significant legislative measures that were approved…

Oct. 4, 2018

California Labor Commissioner Cites 3 Restaurants for Over $1MM

Oct. 1, 2018  |  Client Alerts

Governor Brown Approves Legislation Intended to Protect and Support Women, Children and Working Families Across California

In this session, the California Legislature sent to the Governor for approval 1,217 separate bills.…