Labor & Employment

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP is a company with a real labor practice – not just litigators who try work cases. On a comparative basis for a firm our size, we have one of the biggest work and labor groups in California. Each of our legal representatives works carefully and personally with company customers to develop proactive compliance and disagreement resolution methods. We believe this individually counseling is much more effective than an unwieldy team. We deal with customers to help them prevent office issues, however where debate is inevitable, we have actually dealt with actually hundreds of jury trials, administrative trials and appeals before courts and administrative firms across the country.

JMBM is recognized as a Go-To Law Practice® & reg; for the top 500 business in the United States in the areas of labor lawsuits and labor & work law, as identified by American Lawyer Media’s (ALM) yearly study of internal counsel at FORTUNE 500® & reg; companies. Because labor and work problems typically include high stakes and intense time pressure, our legal representatives are committed to giving employers the most instant service possible. We react without delay and without fail, with simple recommendations from a skilled attorney who won’t pass your issue off to somebody else. Issues like sexual harassment and office violence demand immediate attention- and we supply it.

Employers in the middle of a disagreement over an organizing drive or job an unjust labor practice problem rely on our aggressive and prompt action. Accountability and accessibility are our watchwords, and you get direct access to the person who can solve your problem or address your question.

One of the strengths of our labor and employment group is the variety of the employers we represent. Public and personal business in business sectors ranging from basic production to technology, job apparel to aerospace and from healthcare to monetary services all depend on JMBM labor legal representatives, no matter the problem. Many customers have been with us 10 to 20 years-in many cases working with the same knowledgeable lawyer who thoroughly comprehends their company.

Our industry-specific avoidance and preparedness strategies can avoid or lessen pricey claims. We work closely with senior executives and in-house counsel to craft personalized, effective employment policies – total with an emphasis on correctly training supervisors and HR staff on legal rights and obligations. Our solutions work to make sure compliance with nationwide and state labor laws, lessen disagreements with staff members, and make the most of tactical benefit if litigation is required. We worry imaginative planning and aggressive advocacy for every customer.

There are company sectors where we have unique skill in managing work matters. Many law firms depend on us for counsel on concerns involving staff and legal representatives, and we often recommend broker-dealers on non-compete and disciplinary debates. Our lawyers also effectively represent many healthcare and hospitality market clients in cumulative bargaining and other labor and employment concerns.

Any safeguarded class of employees-by age, race, gender, impairment, religion-could bring match against a company under the discrimination statues. We have effectively litigated and dealt with all kinds of discrimination matters brought under such work 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 very best method to manage any claim is to prevent it from being submitted, and we provide clients reliable assistance right from the start to manage complaints correctly and keep them from ending up being lawsuits. If lawsuits is necessary, our legal representatives examine 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 agencies – the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the Employment Development Department.

Often overlapping with discrimination problems are claims for wrongful termination, retaliatory treatment and whistle blowing. We understand the need in such cases to show that a company’s actions appertained, and regardless of the prestige that is in some cases included, we have actually had significant success at showing that company conduct was genuine and managed correctly.

Whether your company presently has 3rd party representation or seeks to maintain a work environment complimentary of such participation, our extremely effective labor job relations counsel can be essential to assisting keep a competitive work while lessening disputes and taking full advantage of management flexibility. Employers that face union organizing drives depend on our help to:

– Maintain a favorable working environment with open interaction with all employees

– Adhere to NLRB election laws

– Counter aggressive unionizing efforts without developing a “union-busting” debate

In unionized work environments, our firm is an extremely proficient and responsive partner that works along with company human resources and labor relations workers to:

– Engage in collective bargaining – including multi-union, multi-location talks

– React to grievance and arbitration actions

– Manage decreases in force, drug screening, discipline proceedings and strikes

– Provide representation in NLRB procedures

Responsiveness, decision and focus are what set our labor relations counsel apart from that of other law companies. We provide instant response, day-and-night availability in crisis circumstances and aggressive defense of all employers’ rights.

We safeguard lots of employers against class action claims in which staff members 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 companies avoid classification issues that lead to claims by:

– Auditing existing salary policy and pay practices

– Reviewing the language of composed employment policies to make sure they comply with FLSA requirements for exempt and non-exempt workers

– Making sure all exempt staff member job descriptions include management and supervision

If you as a company are confronted with a wage and hour claim, whether under federal law or California wage and hour statutes, we mount an energetic and reliable defense. Your JMBM attorney will look for to reject class certification and work to secure an effective and efficient settlement that dismisses unproven claims and job secures your interests.

Disputes over non-compete contracts involving trade tricks typically pit employers against each other – especially in California, where the state’s Unfair Competition Law (Section 17200) makes it particularly challenging to impose non-compete terms. We have actually dealt with lawsuits representing both employees’ previous and current companies, and are competent at protecting and resisting TROs and irreversible injunctions to secure company interests in either type of case.