Armstrong Teasdale advises employment and labor clients across industry sectors no matter where their operations may be. We represent employers of all sizes around the world, from emerging companies to some of the world’s largest listed companies, as well as governmental entities, educational institutions and nonprofits.
We provide proactive counseling and training, and are active in conducting thorough investigations and negotiating labor relations, as well as defending clients in court and before regulatory bodies.
We regularly represent clients in litigation involving:
- Class action and individual claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, among others, as well as related state and local anti-discrimination laws
- Wrongful discharge and workers’ compensation retaliation claims
- Claims arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
- Claims seeking to enforce confidentiality, noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements
Our experience includes preparing employee handbooks and advising management on policies. We provide training and counsel on employee issues and compliance with anti-discrimination statutes, regulations and ordinances of the federal and state governments; Affirmative Action Plans and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) reviews; and Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) compliance and investigations. We also advise employers on executive agreements, noncompete and trade secrets, severance agreements and workforce adjustment issues.
Our attorneys have a deep understanding of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the Railway Labor Act (RLA), and have appeared before regulatory bodies including the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). We advise employers concerning union avoidance, representational proceedings and elections; unfair labor practice investigations and hearings; contract negotiations; and labor arbitration hearings, including interest arbitration. Our experience also includes the administration of collective bargaining agreements and litigation to enforce them; and representation in injunctions against unlawful strike activity, picketing and work jurisdictional disputes.
