| |
 Labor and Employment
Click here to download a
PDF version of this practice group description.
Damon & Morey’s labor and employment
practice is devoted primarily to the representation of employers. The
firm represents municipalities, health care institutions, manufacturers
and other private and public, union and non-union clients in proceedings
before Federal and State courts and administrative bodies. In addition,
Damon & Morey regularly provides expert counsel in all areas of labor
and employment law, including:
-
collective bargaining negotiations
-
union organizing campaigns
-
grievance procedure and arbitration hearings
-
unfair labor practice and representation proceedings under the
National Labor Relations Act
-
improper practice and representation issues under New York’s
Taylor Law
-
employee benefits and pensions
-
employee handbooks
-
civil rights and employment discrimination cases (ADA, ADEA, Civil
Rights Act of 1991, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, New York Human
Rights Law, etc.)
-
employer statutory and regulatory compliance (COBRA, ERISA, Family
and Medical Leave Act, WARN, IRCA, HIPAA, etc.)
-
wage and hour requirements (FLSA)
-
substance abuse and other employment policies
-
wrongful termination litigation
-
Occupational Safety and Health Act inspections and compliance
proceedings
-
unemployment insurance
-
workers’ compensation discrimination
-
immigration and naturalization
-
civil service law
Damon & Morey’s work in labor and
employment matters involves client counseling, litigation, the
interpretation of employment and collective bargaining agreements to
avoid litigation and the negotiation of collective bargaining
agreements.
|
