Greenberg Traurig’s Labor & Employment Practice provides an array of workplace strategies and legal counsel, including practical and efficient consulting, technical assistance and litigation services. Our team understands the business impact of labor and employment issues. We have the broad experience needed to help organizations analyze options, make informed decisions and take effective action.

The practice offers services in such areas as:

Age discrimination (ADEA) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) AIDS-related issues Affirmative action compliance Alternative dispute resolution Arbitration Collective bargaining Constitutional torts Covenants not to compete Domestic and workplace violence Downsizing and rightsizing Drug and alcohol abuse Emergency planning Employee benefits litigation (ERISA) Employee discipline, evaluation, and discharge Employee handbook preparation Employment agreements Executive compensation and incentive arrangements Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Federal, state and local administrative charges Foreign employment Gender discrimination Glass ceiling audits Government contracting Governmental entities (§1983 litigation) Grievance arbitration H-1b compliance investigations Hiring and interviewing procedures I-9 verification and INS investigations Immigration-related discrimination Intentional infliction of emotional distress Internet policies Labor relations counseling Labor relations litigation

Leased/contingent work force matters Management education and seminars Mediation Mergers and acquisitions National Labor Relations Act matters (NLRA) Occupational safety and health requirements (OSHA) OFCCP audit defense OWBPA Personnel policies and procedures Privacy of employees Public sector labor relations Race discrimination Railway Labor Act matters Reductions-in-force, plant relocation and closing, and mass layoff counseling and litigation (WARN) Settlement agreements Severance procedures Sexual harassment Strikes and lockouts Supervisor training Technology and employee rights Telecommuting Title VII Trade secrets and competitive information Training in the workplace Unfair labor practice charges Union avoidance Visa processing Wage and hour documentation, audits and compliance Workplace investigations Workplace violence Wrongful discharge

In addition, we offer clients the benefits of GT’s culture of collaboration — our attorneys frequently join forces, between offices and cities, to deliver the services clients need and expect. In this way, GT provides both national and international capabilities from a single point of contact.