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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.

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. Some of the key areas we provide services in include:

  • ADA Title VII, and State EEO
  • Workplace Harassment & Discrimination
  • ERISA, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
  • Immigration 
  • Public Sector Employment
  • Restrictive Covenants
  • Traditional Labor Law
  • Wage and Hour
  • Workplace Privacy
  • Workplace Safety/OSHA
  • Wrongful Termination
  • Workplace Investigation & Discipline
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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. 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.

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Philip A. Toomey

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Insights

Mar. 28, 2023  |  Firm News

Leech Tishman Litigation Partner Admitted to Practice before the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York

Mar. 23, 2023  |  Press

Leech Tishman Partner Philip A. Toomey Featured in Livestrong Article (1/5)

Mar. 23, 2023  |  Firm News

Leech Tishman National Employment & Labor Chair Philip A. Toomey Appointed to the Board of Representatives for the California Lawyers Association

Mar. 20, 2023  |  Firm News

Leech Tishman Litigation Partner Now Admitted to Practice in the State of Tennessee

Mar. 15, 2023  |  Press

Leech Tishman Featured in Pittsburgh Business Times March of Dimes Feature

Philip Toomey

Mar. 9, 2023  |  Firm News

Leech Tishman Partner Philip A. Toomey Participates in “One Voice Against Cancer Grassroots Hill Day 2023” in Washington, D.C.

Feb. 28, 2023  |  Firm News

Leech Tishman Partner Steven D. Irwin Elected as Chair of Anti-Defamation League Cleveland Chapter

Jan. 31, 2023  |  Client Alerts

Want to hire a Foreign Professional on an H-1B Visa: The H-1B Electronic Registration Process is Right Around the Corner!

Jan. 13, 2023  |  Press

Leech Tishman Immigration Partner Cristina Perez Quoted in Insider Article

Jan. 10, 2023  |  Firm News

Leech Tishman Lawyers Recognized as 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers

Dec. 21, 2022  |  Firm News

Leech Tishman Partner Philip A. Toomey Honored as 25-Year Martindale-Hubbell® AV-Rated Attorney

Dec. 6, 2022  |  Firm News

Business Law Firm Leech Tishman Relocates Chicago Operations to West Loop

Events

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Leech Tishman National Employment & Labor Chair Philip A. Toomey to Participate in NPELRA Annual Training Conference 2023

Media Resources

Handling Public Workplace Violence Issues: Prevention, Preparation And Response

On March 18, 2022, Leech Tishman National Employment & Labor Chair Philip A. Toomey presented a webinar…

OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard: Stay of Enforcement Lifted – Dec. 22, 2021

As we have previously reported, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay of enforcement…

OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard: Compliance Preparation – Nov. 30, 2021

If you have been following the news regarding the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on Vaccination…

Back to Business: COVID-19 Vaccination, Testing, and Religious Accommodation – Nov. 10, 2021

Now that COVID-19 vaccine mandates have been imposed by many private and public employers, imposed…

Proof of Vaccination and Weekly COVID-19 Testing: OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard: Updates & Next Steps – Nov. 5, 2021

On Thursday, November 4, the Biden administration announced that OSHA‘s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on COVID-19 vaccination and testing,…

Proof of Vaccination and Weekly COVID-19 Testing: OSHA’s Impending Emergency Temporary Standard – Oct. 22, 2021

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been working expeditiously on an emergency temporary…

Proof of Vaccination and Weekly COVID-19 Testing – Sept. 21, 2021

On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced that the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and…

Keeping up With the COVID Webinar Recording

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

Employment Law Update 2020 – Webinar Recording

The November 13, 2019 Breakfast Bites focused on new employment laws going into effect in 2020,…

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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