Labor & Employment

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP is a company with a true labor practice – not simply litigators who attempt work cases. On a relative basis for employment a company our size, we have among the largest work and labor groups in California. Each of our attorneys works carefully and personally with employer customers to establish proactive compliance and conflict resolution strategies. We believe this individually therapy is even more efficient than an unwieldy team. We work with clients to assist them avoid workplace problems, but where controversy is unavoidable, we have managed literally numerous jury trials, administrative trials and appeals before courts and administrative agencies nationwide.

JMBM is acknowledged as a Go-To Law Practice® & reg; for the top 500 business in the United States in the locations of labor litigation and labor & work law, as determined by American Lawyer Media’s (ALM) annual survey of at FORTUNE 500® & reg; business. Because labor and work problems often include high stakes and extreme time pressure, our legal representatives are devoted to giving companies the most instant service possible. We respond immediately and without fail, with uncomplicated recommendations from a skilled lawyer who won’t pass your problem off to somebody else. Issues like unwanted sexual advances and workplace violence need immediate attention- and we supply it.

Employers in the middle of a disagreement over an arranging drive or an unreasonable labor practice problem rely on our aggressive and prompt action. Accountability and availability are our watchwords, and you get direct access to the individual who can fix your problem or address your concern.

Among the strengths of our labor and employment employment group is the variety of the employers we represent. Public and personal business in business sectors ranging from standard manufacturing to innovation, garments to aerospace and from healthcare to financial services all rely on JMBM labor legal representatives, no matter the concern. Many clients have actually been with us 10 to 20 years-in lots of cases working with the same knowledgeable lawyer who thoroughly understands their service.

Our industry-specific avoidance and preparedness techniques can prevent or decrease costly claims. We work carefully with senior executives and internal counsel to craft tailored, effective work policies – complete with an emphasis on appropriately training supervisors and HR staff on legal rights and responsibilities. Our services work to ensure compliance with nationwide and state labor laws, minimize disagreements with workers, and take full advantage of tactical benefit if lawsuits is necessary. We stress imaginative preparation and aggressive advocacy for every single client.

There are business sectors where we have special ability in managing work matters. Many law office rely on us for counsel on concerns including staff and lawyers, and we often advise broker-dealers on non-compete and disciplinary controversies. Our legal representatives likewise effectively represent numerous health care and hospitality market customers in cumulative bargaining and other labor and work issues.

Any protected class of employees-by age, race, gender, disability, religion-could bring suit against a company under the discrimination statues. We have successfully litigated and dealt with all types 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 employment Medical Leave Act

The very best way to handle any claim is to avoid it from being submitted, and we give customers effective guidance right from the start to deal with complaints properly and keep them from becoming suits. If litigation is needed, our attorneys 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 companies – 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, vindictive treatment and whistle blowing. We comprehend the necessity in such cases to demonstrate that a company’s actions appertained, and despite the notoriety that is in some cases included, we have had considerable success at revealing that company conduct was genuine and managed properly.

Whether your service presently has 3rd party representation or seeks to keep a work environment complimentary of such involvement, our highly reliable labor relations counsel can be important to helping keep a competitive workplace while lessening disputes and maximizing management versatility. Employers that face union organizing drives depend on our assistance to:

– Maintain a favorable workplace with open interaction with all workers

– Abide by NLRB election laws

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

In unionized work environments, our firm is a highly skilled and responsive partner that works alongside company personnels and labor relations personnel to:

– Participate in cumulative bargaining – consisting of multi-union, multi-location talks

– React to grievance and arbitration actions

– Manage reductions 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 practice. We offer instant response, day-and-night accessibility in crisis situations and aggressive defense of all companies’ rights.

We protect lots of employers 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 attorneys can assist companies avoid classification issues that lead to claims by:

– Auditing existing income policy and pay practices

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

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

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

Disputes over non-compete agreements involving trade tricks often pit employers versus each other – especially in California, where the state’s Unfair Competition Law (Section 17200) makes it especially difficult to implement non-compete terms. We have actually handled litigation representing both employees’ former and current companies, and are skilled at securing and resisting TROs and long-term injunctions to safeguard employer interests in either type of case.