Employment
"Seek our advice before an issue arises."
As the workplace becomes increasingly more complex, employers need specialized legal advice. Our experienced attorneys have in-depth knowledge of employer-employee issues in federal and state courts as well as government administrative agencies. Our services include representing employers and employees in wrongful discharge, disciplinary actions, discrimination, sexual harassment, EEOC complaints, compensation and non-compete agreements. We work together to develop employment policies and conduct internal audits to avoid litigation. We also provide expertise to our business clients on benefit packages.
Our employment law practice covers the following areas:
- Affirmative action and OFFCP audits
- Civil Rights Defense
- Class action defense
- Discipline and termination/layoffs
- Discrimination cases involving all protected categories/retaliation claims
- EEOC, DOL and NLRB defense
- Handbooks, personnel policies and audits
- Employment torts: defamation, negligence in hiring supervision/business interference
- Equal pay and wage/hour issues
- Executive contracts and compensation drafting
- Grievances
- Independent contractor status
- Insurance coverage disputes
- Non-competition agreements, trade secrets protection
- Paid and unpaid leave issues
- Privacy and information security issues
- Training and executive coaching
- Unemployment compensation
- Union avoidance
- Workplace safety and health
- Wrongful discharge
Practicing Attorneys
| James T. Lang | Lisa Ehrich |
| Richard H. Matthews | |
| Jeff W. Rosen | |
Opinions & Observations Articles
"Gap Time" Compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Virginia Law by Lauren Ramos, May 2013
Protecting Proprietary Assets from Wrongful Disclosure: The Uniform Trade Secrets Act by Michael E. Ornoff, March 2012
