Employment Law

Our employment law section can help your company reconcile its business interests with the myriad of federal, state, and local employment laws and agency regulations. We routinely advise clients on employment law planning, policy implementation, and keeping up-to-date with the latest laws and regulations. With a strong litigation background, our employment law team is equally adept in the courtroom, and has represented clients on a wide variety of employment law matters in state and federal court.

Our lawyers routinely advise clients on the following:

Non-competition agreements
Non-solicitation agreements
Agreements to protect trade secrets and proprietary information
Employment contracts
Employee handbooks, policies, and procedure manuals
Executive contracts

If your company is faced with an agency charge or complaint, we have experience representing clients in – and successfully resolving – EEOC, TWC, and DOL investigations.

Our significant litigation experience includes matters in the following areas:

Whistleblower and Sabine-Pilot claims for both private and public employers
Sexual harassment
Libel or slander
Third-party criminal conduct on company premises
Age, gender, disability, race, or religious discrimination
Overtime, wage, and Fair Labor Standards Act matters
Pregnancy discrimination and the Family Medical Leave Act
Workers compensation retaliation
Wrongful termination