Employment and Labor Disputes

Our employment and labor lawyers have represented both large and small motor carriers.  The constant expansion and evolution of employment and labor-related laws bring new challenges to companies to better manage their greatest asset - their employees.  This challenge involves improving productivity and employee morale, while at the same time avoiding employment-related lawsuits and restrictions. Striking a balance between employee needs and business demands requires an understanding of both federal and state employment and labor-related laws and regulations, particularly as they interrelate with laws and regulations governing motor carriers.  Our transportation lawyers assist our trucking clients in attracting and keeping qualified drivers and other employees and in preventing liability during and after the end of the employment relationship.

The Transportation Industry Practice Group's expertise covers a wide range of labor and employment areas, including the following:

Our transportation lawyers regularly represent motor carrier employers in federal and state courts and administrative agencies, dealing with employment-related problems, including proceedings before the NLRB, EEOC, DOT and the Department of Labor.