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Labor & Employment

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP is a company with a true labor practice – not just litigators who attempt employment cases. On a relative basis for a firm our size, we have one of the biggest work and labor groups in California. Each of our works closely and personally with employer customers to establish proactive compliance and conflict resolution strategies. We believe this one-on-one therapy is much more efficient than an unwieldy team. We deal with customers to assist them avoid office issues, but where controversy is inevitable, we have handled actually hundreds of jury trials, administrative trials and appeals before courts and administrative agencies nationwide.

JMBM is acknowledged as a Go-To Law Firm® & reg; for the leading 500 business in the United States in the locations of labor lawsuits and labor & employment law, as identified by American Lawyer Media’s (ALM) yearly survey of in-house counsel at FORTUNE 500® & reg; business. Because labor and employment issues often involve high stakes and extreme time pressure, our legal representatives are devoted to offering employers the most immediate service possible. We respond without delay and without stop working, with simple recommendations from a knowledgeable lawyer who won’t pass your problem off to another person. Issues like unwanted sexual advances and work environment violence demand immediate attention- and we offer it.

Employers in the middle of a disagreement over an organizing drive or an unjust labor practice complaint count on our aggressive and timely action. Accountability and accessibility are our watchwords, and you get direct access to the individual who can resolve your issue or address your concern.

One of the strengths of our labor and work group is the diversity of the employers we represent. Public and private companies in service sectors varying from basic manufacturing to technology, job garments to aerospace and from health care to financial services all rely on JMBM labor legal representatives, regardless of the problem. Many clients have been with us 10 to 20 years-in many cases working with the very same knowledgeable attorney who totally understands their organization.

Our industry-specific avoidance and preparedness methods can avoid or decrease costly claims. We work closely with senior executives and in-house counsel to craft customized, effective employment policies – total with a focus on properly training supervisors and HR personnel on legal rights and commitments. Our solutions work to make sure compliance with nationwide and state labor laws, job lessen conflicts with workers, and take full advantage of strategic benefit if litigation is needed. We stress creative preparation and aggressive advocacy for every single customer.

There are company sectors where we have unique skill in handling work matters. Many law office count on us for counsel on concerns involving personnel and legal representatives, and we frequently recommend broker-dealers on non-compete and disciplinary debates. Our lawyers likewise successfully represent many health care and hospitality industry clients in cumulative bargaining and other labor and employment issues.

Any safeguarded class of employees-by age, job race, gender, special needs, religion-could bring match versus an employer under the discrimination statues. We have actually effectively litigated and fixed all kinds of discrimination matters brought under such work laws as the:

– Americans with Disabilities Act

– Family Medical Leave Act

– Age Discrimination in Employment Act

– Fair Labor Standards Act

– Family and Medical Leave Act

The very best way to manage any claim is to avoid it from being submitted, and we provide clients effective assistance right from the start to manage problems appropriately and job keep them from becoming suits. If lawsuits is essential, our attorneys investigate completely and prepare a strong position that can negate complainant claims.

We offer strong defense in state and federal court, in administrative actions before the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and before all the California state companies – the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the Employment Development Department.

Often overlapping with discrimination issues are claims for wrongful termination, vindictive treatment and whistle blowing. We understand the necessity in such cases to show that a company’s actions were appropriate, and regardless of the prestige that is in some cases involved, we have had substantial success at showing that employer conduct was legitimate and dealt with effectively.

Whether your business presently has third party representation or seeks to maintain a work environment devoid of such involvement, our extremely effective labor relations counsel can be crucial to assisting maintain a competitive work environment while reducing conflicts and optimizing management versatility. Employers that face union organizing drives rely on our assistance to:

– Maintain a positive working environment with open interaction with all staff members

– Abide by NLRB election laws

– Counter aggressive unionizing efforts without developing a “union-busting” debate

In unionized work environments, our firm is a highly skilled and responsive partner that works together with company personnels and labor relations workers to:

– Take part in collective bargaining – consisting of multi-union, multi-location talks

– React to grievance and arbitration actions

– Manage reductions in force, drug testing, job discipline proceedings and strikes

– Provide representation in NLRB procedures

Responsiveness, decision and focus are what set our labor relations counsel apart from that of other law practice. We provide immediate action, day-and-night schedule in crisis situations and aggressive defense of all employers’ rights.

We protect numerous employers versus class action claims in which staff members demand back overtime pay-and millions of dollars in damages-claiming that under business policies the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime pay exemption no longer uses to them.

JMBM labor legal representatives can help employers prevent category issues that lead to suits by:

– Auditing existing income policy and pay practices

– Reviewing the language of composed work policies to make sure they comply with FLSA requirements for exempt and non-exempt workers

– Ensuring all exempt worker job descriptions include management and guidance

If you as an employer are faced with a wage and hour suit, whether under federal law or California wage and hour statutes, we mount an energetic and effective defense. Your JMBM lawyer will seek to deny class certification and work to secure an effective and reliable settlement that dismisses unproven claims and safeguards your interests.

Disputes over non-compete agreements including trade secrets frequently pit companies against each other – especially in California, where the state’s Unfair Competition Law (Section 17200) makes it particularly difficult to implement non-compete terms. We have actually dealt with litigation representing both employees’ former and current employers, and are proficient at securing and withstanding TROs and permanent injunctions to secure employer interests in either type of case.