Labor & Employment
Legal issues often arise, or are able to be prevented, in the workplace. Scholten Fant labor and employment attorneys are prepared to assist clients with any of those issues. While most of our work is on behalf of employers, we do represent individuals as well. Our experience and expertise in labor and employment law issues, in both the public and private sectors, includes (for example) the following:
Experience & Expertise in:
- Employment Contracts
- Non-Compete Agreements and Litigation
- Employee Handbooks/Personnel Policies
- ERISA Litigation
- Employment Litigation
- Wage-Hour Matters
- Negotiation of Collective-Bargaining Agreements
- Union Organizational Drives and Representation Elections
- Grievance Arbitrations and Contract Administration
- Unfair Labor Practices
- Unemployment Issues
- Sexual and Racial Harassment
- Prohibited Discrimination and Defense of EEOC/MDCR Claims
- Disability Accommodation
- Family Medical Leave Act Compliance
- Fringe-benefit Matters (including insurance-continuation rights under COBRA)
- Retaliation and Whistleblower Claims
- Unjust Termination
- Reductions in Force
- Workplace Privacy
- Drug-Testing Matters
- Employee Discipline and Discharge
- Separation and Release Agreements
Labor & Employment Attorneys: