Employment - Leech Tishman: Legal Services

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.

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

Eric J. Wu

Partner

Employment Services

Sharon Barney

Christopher S. Channel

Naomi Gemmell

Christopher Gonzalez

James F. Hendricks, Jr.

Steven D. Irwin

Kimberly J. Kisner

Robert A. Orozco

Cristina Perez

Fadi K. Rasheed

Robert F. Schultz

Leah K. Sell

James D. Silverman

Philip A. Toomey

David V. Weicht

Eric J. Wu

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Employment Law Institute West 2019

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NPELRA Annual Conference 2020

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The Grievance Arbitration Process

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