Legal issues associated with employment situations are becoming increasingly complex, and the number of claims brought against employers is increasing.  In this environment, every employer needs to be alert to the legal pitfalls of the employer/employee relationship and needs to proactively initiate steps to prevent disputes and liabilities.

The attorneys in Poyner Spruill LLP's Employment Law Practice Group have expertise across a wide range of employment matters.  They regularly provide advice and counsel for employers on hiring, termination, leave, accommodation and other day-to-day employment issues.  Our attorneys are skilled at defending employers in state and federal courts and administrative agencies.  They regularly litigate matters dealing with race, gender, age, national origin, religious and disability discrimination, retaliation, and benefit claims.  They also have broad experience in such areas as drug and alcohol testing, wage-and-hour issues and workplace privacy issues.

The Employment Law Practice Group can efficiently assist employers in these kinds of matters:

• Defending Employment Related Lawsuits
• Mediation of Employment Disputes
• Hiring, Discipline, and Termination Practices
• Employment Contract Negotiation and Litigation
• Internal Employment Related Investigations
• EEOC Charges
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the Workplace
• Discrimination Claims
• Sexual Harassment Claims
• Personnel Policies and Handbooks
• ERISA Litigation
• Family and Medical Leave Act Compliance and Claim Defense
• Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance and Claim Defense
• Wage and Hour Compliance, Audit, and Claim Defense
• OSHA and Workplace Safety
• Covenants Not to Compete
• Employment Related Appellate Work
• Workers' Compensation Claims
• Privacy Issues
• Workplace Violence Issues

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.