Areas of Practice

We focus on the following areas of practice:

Labor Relations Strategies

• Counter-organizational campaigns
• Effective strategies for handling corporate campaigns, brand protection issues, and boycotts
• Negotiation of Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Operating under Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Grievance Arbitration
• Litigation of Unfair Labor Practice Charges
• Strike preparedness strategies
• Labor Relations Strategies for Workforce Mergers/Acquisitions

Employment Counseling

Resources

• Day to Day Counseling: Discipline, Termination, Compensation, and Management Issues
• Employee Handbooks
• Comprehensive Internal Compliance Audits
• Wage and Hour Issues
• Safety Policies, Practices and Workplace Security
• Managing Farm Labor Contractor Relationships
• Employment Contracts and Severance Agreements
• Trade Secrets/ Intellectual Property Protection
• Strategic Planning
• Due Diligence

Advocacy & Defense

• Harassment and Discrimination Complaints
• Wrongful Discharge
• Wage Claims (California Labor Commissioner and U.S. Department of Labor)
• Class Action Lawsuits / Complex Wage and Hour Litigation
• Cal/OSHA Appeals
• Fair Housing Claims

Management Development

Raising the Bar in Human Resources Management

• Preventing and Investigating Sexual Harassment
• Labor and Employment Law Compliance and Planning Strategies
• Maintaining a Union Free Environment
• Management Guide to Winning Union Organizing Campaigns
• Preventing and Defending Employment Discrimination Charges
• An Employer’s Guide to Employee Manuals and Handbooks
• Conducting Workplace Investigations
• Negotiating the Bermuda Triangle (ADA, FMLA, & Workers’ Compensation)
• Selected Issues in Wage & Hour Law
• Privacy Rights in the Workplace
• Cyberspace Policies for Your Company
• Drugs, Sex & Violence in the Workplace
• Gameplans for Surprise Visits by Government Agencies
• Raising the Bar in Human Resources & Safety Management