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Labor & Employment

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP is a firm with a real labor practice – not simply litigators who try work cases. On a relative basis for a firm our size, we have one of the biggest employment and labor groups in California. Each of our legal representatives works carefully and employment personally with company clients to establish proactive compliance and disagreement resolution strategies. We believe this one-on-one therapy is even more effective than an unwieldy team. We work with clients to assist them avoid workplace issues, but where debate is inescapable, we have dealt with actually numerous jury trials, administrative trials and appeals before courts and administrative companies nationwide.

JMBM is acknowledged as a Go-To Law Practice® & reg; for the top 500 business in the United States in the areas of labor litigation and labor & employment law, employment as figured out by American Lawyer Media’s (ALM) yearly study of internal counsel at FORTUNE 500® & reg; business. Because labor and employment problems frequently involve high stakes and extreme time pressure, our attorneys are committed to giving employers the most immediate service possible. We respond immediately and without stop working, with straightforward guidance from a knowledgeable lawyer who will not pass your problem off to another person. Issues like sexual harassment and office violence need instant attention- and we provide it.

Employers in the middle of a over an arranging drive or an unjust labor practice problem rely on our aggressive and timely action. Accountability and availability are our watchwords, and you get direct access to the person who can fix your issue or answer your question.

One of the strengths of our labor and employment group is the diversity of the employers we represent. Public and private companies in company sectors ranging from basic production to technology, garments to aerospace and from healthcare to financial services all rely on JMBM labor legal representatives, regardless of the issue. Many clients have actually been with us 10 to 20 years-in numerous cases working with the same skilled lawyer who thoroughly understands their business.

Our industry-specific prevention and preparedness strategies can prevent or reduce costly claims. We work closely with senior executives and in-house counsel to craft customized, effective work policies – total with a focus on correctly training supervisors and HR personnel on legal rights and obligations. Our services work to make sure compliance with national and state labor laws, reduce conflicts with employees, and maximize strategic advantage if lawsuits is essential. We worry creative planning and aggressive advocacy for employment each client.

There are company sectors where we have special skill in managing employment matters. Many law firms rely on us for counsel on concerns including personnel and legal representatives, and we typically encourage broker-dealers on non-compete and disciplinary controversies. Our lawyers likewise successfully represent numerous healthcare and hospitality industry customers in cumulative bargaining and other labor and work concerns.

Any protected class of employees-by age, race, gender, disability, religion-could bring fit against an employer under the discrimination statues. We have actually effectively prosecuted and solved all types of discrimination matters brought under such employment 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 finest way to manage any claim is to avoid it from being submitted, and we provide clients effective guidance right from the start to manage grievances properly and keep them from becoming lawsuits. If lawsuits is necessary, our legal representatives investigate completely and prepare a strong position that can negate plaintiff 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 concerns are claims for wrongful termination, retaliatory treatment and whistle blowing. We comprehend the requirement in such cases to demonstrate that an employer’s actions were proper, and in spite of the prestige that is in some cases involved, we have had substantial success at showing that employer conduct was legitimate and employment managed effectively.

Whether your business currently has 3rd party representation or seeks to preserve a work environment totally free of such involvement, our extremely efficient labor relations counsel can be important to helping maintain a competitive office while reducing disputes and maximizing management versatility. Employers that deal with union organizing drives count on our assistance to:

– Maintain a positive workplace with open communication with all employees

– Comply with NLRB election laws

– Counter aggressive unionizing efforts without producing a “union-busting” controversy

In unionized offices, our company is a highly competent and responsive partner that works along with company human resources and labor relations personnel to:

– Participate in cumulative bargaining – consisting of multi-union, multi-location talks

– React to grievance and arbitration actions

– Manage reductions in force, drug testing, discipline procedures and strikes

– Provide representation in NLRB procedures

Responsiveness, determination and focus are what set our labor relations counsel apart from that of other law office. We use instant response, round-the-clock accessibility in crisis circumstances and aggressive defense of all employers’ rights.

We safeguard lots of employers versus class action suits in which workers sue for back overtime pay-and millions of dollars in damages-claiming that under company policies the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime pay exemption no longer uses to them.

JMBM labor attorneys can help companies avoid category issues that cause claims by:

– Auditing existing salary policy and pay practices

– Reviewing the language of composed employment policies to make certain they conform to FLSA requirements for exempt and non-exempt workers

– Making sure all exempt worker task descriptions involve management and supervision

If you as a company are confronted with a wage and hour lawsuit, whether under federal law or California wage and hour statutes, we mount a vigorous and efficient defense. Your JMBM legal representative will seek to deny class accreditation and work to secure an effective and effective settlement that dismisses unfounded claims and safeguards your interests.

Disputes over non-compete agreements involving trade tricks typically pit companies against each other – especially in California, where the state’s Unfair Competition Law (Section 17200) makes it particularly tough to impose non-compete terms. We’ve dealt with litigation representing both staff members’ former and current employers, and are competent at protecting and withstanding TROs and irreversible injunctions to secure employer interests in either type of case.