Labor & Employment

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP is a company with a true labor practice - not simply litigators who attempt employment cases. On a comparative basis for a firm our size, we have one of the biggest employment and labor groups in California. Each of our attorneys works carefully and personally with company clients to establish proactive compliance and conflict resolution methods. Our company believe this individually therapy is much more efficient than an unwieldy group. We work with customers to help them avoid work environment issues, but where debate is inevitable, we have handled actually numerous jury trials, administrative trials and appeals before courts and administrative firms across the country.

JMBM is acknowledged as a Go-To Law Firm® & reg; for the leading 500 business in the United States in the areas of labor litigation and labor & employment law, as identified by American Lawyer Media's (ALM) yearly study of in-house counsel at FORTUNE 500® & reg; business. Because labor and employment issues often include high stakes and intense time pressure, our attorneys are committed to providing employers the most immediate service possible. We react immediately and without stop working, with simple recommendations from a skilled lawyer who will not pass your issue off to another person. Issues like unwanted sexual advances and workplace violence need immediate attention- and we provide it.

Employers in the middle of a dispute over an arranging drive or an unjust labor practice grievance count on our aggressive and timely action. Accountability and accessibility are our watchwords, and you get direct access to the individual who can solve your issue or address your question.

One of the strengths of our labor and work group is the variety of the companies we represent. Public and private companies in organization sectors varying from basic manufacturing to innovation, apparel to aerospace and from healthcare to financial services all depend on JMBM labor lawyers, despite the problem. Many clients have been with us 10 to 20 years-in lots of cases dealing with the same skilled legal representative who thoroughly comprehends their business.

Our industry-specific avoidance and readiness strategies can prevent or minimize pricey claims. We work carefully with senior job executives and in-house counsel to craft customized, reliable employment policies - total with an emphasis on effectively training managers and HR staff on legal rights and responsibilities. Our solutions work to ensure compliance with nationwide and state labor laws, minimize conflicts with staff members, and maximize tactical benefit if litigation is required. We stress innovative planning and aggressive advocacy for each customer.

There are organization sectors where we have unique skill in dealing with work matters. Many law office rely on us for counsel on problems including personnel and attorneys, and we frequently advise broker-dealers on non-compete and disciplinary debates. Our legal representatives likewise effectively represent lots of healthcare and hospitality market customers in collective bargaining and other labor and employment concerns.

Any secured class of employees-by age, race, gender, disability, religion-could bring suit against an employer under the discrimination statues. We have actually successfully 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 best way to handle any claim is to prevent it from being submitted, and we offer customers efficient guidance right from the start to manage problems appropriately and keep them from ending up being suits. If litigation is required, our attorneys investigate completely and prepare a strong position that can negate complainant claims.

We offer strong defense in state and federal court, in administrative actions before the Federal Equal Job Opportunity Commission and before all the California state firms - the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the Department.

Often overlapping with discrimination concerns are claims for wrongful termination, vindictive treatment and whistle blowing. We comprehend the necessity in such cases to show that a company's actions appertained, and in spite of the notoriety that is sometimes included, we have had considerable success at showing that employer conduct was legitimate and managed properly.

Whether your company currently has 3rd party representation or looks for to maintain an office without such involvement, our extremely reliable labor relations counsel can be crucial to assisting maintain a competitive office while lessening conflicts and maximizing management versatility. Employers that face union arranging drives depend on our help to:

- Maintain a positive workplace with open communication with all workers
- Abide by NLRB election laws
- Counter aggressive unionizing efforts without developing a "union-busting" controversy
In unionized workplaces, our company is a highly experienced and responsive partner that works together with company human resources and labor relations workers to:

- Engage 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 proceedings
Responsiveness, determination and focus are what set our labor relations counsel apart from that of other law firms. We provide immediate reaction, round-the-clock availability in crisis situations and aggressive defense of all companies' rights.

We safeguard numerous companies versus class action claims in which employees demand back overtime pay-and countless dollars in damages-claiming that under business policies the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime pay exemption no longer uses to them.

JMBM labor lawyers can help employers prevent classification problems that lead to claims by:

- Auditing existing wage policy and pay practices
- Reviewing the language of composed work policies to ensure they conform to FLSA requirements for exempt and non-exempt workers
- Making certain all exempt staff member job descriptions involve management and guidance
If you as an employer are faced with a wage and hour suit, whether under federal law or California wage and hour statutes, we install a vigorous and efficient defense. Your JMBM attorney will look for to reject class certification and work to secure an efficient and effective settlement that dismisses unfounded claims and secures your interests.

Disputes over non-compete arrangements including trade tricks frequently pit employers against each other - especially in California, where the state's Unfair Competition Law (Section 17200) makes it specifically tough to impose non-compete terms. We have actually handled lawsuits representing both employees' former and existing employers, and are experienced at protecting and resisting TROs and permanent injunctions to safeguard company interests in either kind of case.