As your dedicated business partner, our labor and employment lawyers implement workplace solutions that ensure compliance, minimize litigation risks, and keep your businesses thriving. We understand that each organization is unique, and we navigate your specific issues, ensuring compliance with even the most complex federal, state and local employment laws. From hiring to termination and everything in between, we are here for you.
Your workforce is at the core of your business, so effectively managing labor and employment issues is crucial to your success. We get it.
Our L&E lawyers are legal advisors and business partners, keeping your company running while ensuring that you mitigate risk, reduce exposure, and stay current on compliance. Our team takes a proactive approach to understanding your business so we can most effectively protect your interests. We work across geographies and industries to support our clients and handle critical labor and employment matters.
While we offer just-in-time guidance and strategic advice to help clients avoid risks, we are also skilled advocates with proven litigation experience. Our L&E team includes a deep bench of seasoned trial lawyers who have taken cases to verdict in state and federal courts across the U.S. and successfully handled matters before administrative bodies and in arbitration and mediation. We anticipate and address potential issues before they become problems, saving you time, money, and headaches.
We offer a comprehensive range of labor and employment representation for clients nationwide.
We partner with clients as legal and business advisors, prioritizing the continuity of their operations and offering advice to minimize any disruptions.
Our employment trial lawyers are deeply skilled in the courtroom and adept at bringing even the most complex cases to verdict.
We provide strategic counseling to help employers navigate the complexities of federal and state labor and employment laws.
side-by-side with employers in the workplace and the courtroom
New clients are drawn to our extensive experience and proven track record in labor and employment counseling and litigation, hiring us for traditional labor matters, union organizing and elections, wage and hour class litigation, noncompete and restrictive covenant litigation, workplace accommodations, policy drafting and training, business immigration matters, and discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims.
We regularly represent clients in traditional labor union avoidance or union management relations, union organizing campaigns or elections, union certifications and de-certifications, and matters before the NLRB, OSHA, the EEOC, and state and local fair employment practices agencies.
Many Thompson Coburn lawyers focus on niche practice areas within labor and employment law, offering specialized advice on issues such as BIPA or compliance with California state laws. We also collaborate with other practice areas firmwide, including our corporate colleagues in connection with the labor and employment ramifications of mergers and acquisitions, which means you’re getting the collective knowledge and we’ve-seen-it-before experience of our entire team.
HR counseling
We also provide comprehensive training and counseling services on emerging labor and employment issues. We cover a range of topics, including FMLA/ADA leave, military leave and reemployment, discipline and discharges, sexual harassment investigations, wage and hour issues, employee/independent classification issues, safety and OSHA issues, internal discrimination complaints, interviewing, background checks, and hiring practices, and any other issue that might arise in the relationship between employer and employee.
Most critically, we provide on-demand advice on matters that often arise in the workplace, such as discipline, discharge, leave of absence, and accommodation issues and navigating company downsizings, including federal WARN Act and analogous state law compliance. Additionally, we offer customized on-site training for management and employees on key topics, including sexual harassment prevention, FMLA/ADA compliance, and performance counseling and improvement and have a long history of sponsoring and presenting quality legal seminars at no charge to clients.
policy and handbook audits and agreement drafting
We meticulously review handbooks and policies to ensure compliance and propose revisions and policy additions. Our team assists clients in reviewing or drafting employment agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and noncompete agreements. We also keep clients in compliance with affirmative action programs and similar matters affecting organizations receiving public funds. Our thorough approach ensures that your business is fully protected and compliant with all relevant laws and regulations.
