Legal issues in the workplace are becoming increasingly complex and regulated, and the number of claims brought against employers is steadily increasing. In this environment, every employer needs to be alert to the laws governing the employer/employee relationship and be actively preventing disputes and liabilities.

The attorneys in Poyner Spruill LLP's Employment Law Practice Group have legal expertise across the spectrum of employment matters, including counseling and preventive advice for employers, administrative proceedings, including workers' compensation claims, and defense of state and federal court actions. They have extensive experience in matters associated with state and federal laws on race, sex, and age discrimination as well as religious and handicap/disability discrimination and sexual harassment. They also have broad experience in such areas as AIDS in the workplace, drug and alcohol testing, wrongful discharge and wage-and-hour disputes.

The Employment Law Practice Group can efficiently assist employers in the following areas:

• Defending Lawsuits Brought by Employees
• Mediation of Employment Disputes
• Hiring, Discipline, and Termination Practices
• Employment Contract Negotiation and Litigation
• Defending EEOC and Other Agency Charges 
• Investigating and Responding to Internal Complaints of Discrimination and Harassment
• Drafting and Reviewing Personnel Policies and Handbooks
• Benefits Litigation
• Family & Medical Leave Act Compliance and Claim Defense
• Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance and Claim Defense

• OSHA and Workplace safety
• Covenants Not to Compete

• Workers' Compensation Claims

 
Our practice also works closely with the firm's Employee Benefits group, and publishes a bi-weekly Employer Alert. The Alert is free and is published via email. Sign up for this and other Poyner Spruill publications here.