Practice Areas | Employment Law
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Proper management of the workforce is essential for our clients' success. Looper Reed & McGraw's attorneys recognize the importance of this and the importance of proactively working with our clients to effectively and efficiently manage their workforces. Looper Reed's employment attorneys represent employers in all aspects of the myriad issues that confront management on a daily basis.
Our proactive employment attorneys counsel employers on all employment laws and regulations, including Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, and state fair employment practices laws. Our employment attorneys also help our clients effectively manage their workforces through drafting, implementation and management of employment practices, policies and handbooks to comply with the numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations that govern the employment relationship.
When litigation cannot be avoided, our employment attorneys defend our clients in a cost-effective manner. Our attorneys develop an aggressive strategy to defend each lawsuit and develop cost and risk determinations at each step of the litigation so our clients can make the best decision for their business. This proactive approach helps our clients avoid the costs and uncertainty of litigation and trials.
Looper Reed's attorneys represent our clients in a number of other employment-related areas that affect our clients' businesses, including counseling our clients and defending them in litigation involving employee benefits, ERISA and related matters.
Specific areas of expertise include:
- Defense against discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge and other employee claims
- Defense against multi-party and class action employee claims
- Representing employers with unionized workforces in arbitration proceedings under collective bargaining agreements
- Handling audits by the Department of Labor, particularly with respect to wage and hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act
- Design, review and implementation of personnel policies and procedures, employee training and arbitration programs
- Employee investigations
- Discipline and discharge advice, including layoffs
- Equal employment opportunity planning and compliance
- Compliance with minimum wage, overtime and related compensation laws
- Preparation, negotiation and enforcement of confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation and severance agreements for employers and executives
