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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 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 & Labor Services

  • Affirmative Action and OFCCP compliance
  • 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

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

Jan. 14, 2021  |  Client Alerts

Retroactive Application of California Restrictive Independent Contractor Test

Jan. 8, 2021  |  Client Alerts

New Year, New Employment Laws

Jan. 6, 2021  |  Press

Leech Tishman Attorney James Hendricks, Jr. Interviewed by Automotive News Fixed Ops Journal

Dec. 11, 2020  |  Client Alerts

2020 Year-End Review for Employers

Dec. 10, 2020  |  Client Alerts

New Limited Time Mitigation Order Goes into Effect in Pennsylvania on December 12, 2020, through January 4, 2021

Dec. 4, 2020  |  Press

Leech Tishman Partner Kimberly J. Kisner Quoted in Pittsburgh Business Times

Dec. 3, 2020  |  Client Alerts

Supreme Court Vacates California Decision Denying Injunction Against Enforcement on Order Prohibiting In-Person Worship

Nov. 24, 2020  |  Client Alerts

Pennsylvania Order Regarding Mitigation, Enforcement, And Immunity Protections Goes Into Effect On Friday November 27, 2020

Nov. 18, 2020  |  Client Alerts

Pennsylvania Department of Health Implements New COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts

Oct. 26, 2020  |  Press

Leech Tishman Partner Quoted by Wall Street Journal Regarding Political Speech in the Workplace

Oct. 26, 2020  |  Client Alerts

10 Pennsylvania COVID-19 Mitigation Requirements for Businesses and Employers

Oct. 12, 2020  |  Press

Leech Tishman Partner interviewed by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette regarding Pennsylvania’s WARN Act

Events

Jan. 26, 2021  |  Event

Leech Tishman Employment & Labor Partner Lisa Jones to Participate in New York Women’s Bar Association CLE Webinar

Apr. 18, 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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