Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP is a firm with a true labor practice – not just litigators who try work cases. On a comparative basis for a company our size, we have one of the biggest employment and labor groups in California. Each of our legal representatives works closely and personally with employer clients to develop proactive compliance and disagreement resolution techniques. We believe this individually counseling is much more efficient than an unwieldy team. We work with clients to help them prevent work environment issues, however where controversy is inescapable, we have managed actually hundreds of jury trials, administrative trials and appeals before courts and administrative companies nationwide.

JMBM is recognized as a Go-To Law Office® & reg; for the leading 500 business in the United States in the locations of labor litigation and labor & employment law, as determined by American Lawyer Media’s (ALM) yearly study of internal counsel at FORTUNE 500® & reg; companies. Because labor and employment issues often involve high stakes and employment intense time pressure, our attorneys are devoted to offering employers the most immediate service possible. We react quickly and without fail, with uncomplicated recommendations from an experienced legal representative who will not pass your issue off to another person. Issues like unwanted sexual advances and work environment violence need immediate attention- and we supply it.

Employers in the middle of a dispute over an organizing drive or an unjust labor practice problem count on our aggressive and prompt action. Accountability and accessibility are our watchwords, and you get direct access to the individual who can solve your issue or address your concern.

Among the strengths of our labor and work group is the diversity of the companies we represent. Public and private companies in business sectors varying from basic manufacturing to technology, clothing to aerospace and from healthcare to financial services all depend on JMBM labor lawyers, regardless of the problem. Many clients have actually been with us 10 to 20 years-in lots of cases working with the same knowledgeable attorney who thoroughly understands their service.

Our industry-specific prevention and readiness techniques can avoid or decrease costly claims. We work closely with senior executives and internal counsel to craft personalized, reliable work policies – total with a focus on properly training managers and HR staff on legal rights and obligations. Our services work to guarantee compliance with national and state labor laws, decrease disagreements with employees, and make the most of strategic advantage if lawsuits is essential. We worry creative preparation and aggressive advocacy for every single customer.

There are organization sectors where we have unique skill in managing work matters. Many law firms count on us for counsel on issues including staff and lawyers, and we typically encourage broker-dealers on non-compete and disciplinary debates. Our lawyers likewise effectively represent numerous health care and hospitality market customers in collective bargaining and other labor and work issues.

Any protected class of employees-by age, race, gender, impairment, religion-could bring fit against a company under the discrimination statues. We have effectively prosecuted and fixed all types of discrimination matters brought under such work laws as the:

– Americans with Disabilities Act

– Family Medical Leave Act

– Age Discrimination in Employment Act

– Fair Labor Standards Act

– Family and Medical Leave Act

The best way to manage any claim is to prevent it from being filed, and we give customers efficient assistance right from the start to deal with complaints properly and keep them from ending up being lawsuits. If lawsuits is required, our attorneys examine thoroughly and prepare a strong position that can negate complainant claims.

We offer strong defense in state and federal court, in administrative actions before the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and before all the California state firms – the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and employment the Employment Development Department.

Often overlapping with discrimination concerns are claims for employment wrongful termination, vindictive treatment and whistle blowing. We understand employment the need in such cases to show that a company’s actions were proper, and in spite of the prestige that is often involved, we have actually had substantial success at revealing that employer conduct was legitimate and managed effectively.

Whether your company presently has 3rd party representation or employment seeks to maintain an office devoid of such involvement, our highly reliable labor relations counsel can be important to assisting preserve a competitive office while reducing conflicts and optimizing management flexibility. Employers that face union arranging drives rely on our assistance to:

– Maintain a favorable workplace with open communication with all employees

– Abide by NLRB election laws

– Counter aggressive unionizing efforts without developing a “union-busting” debate

In unionized workplaces, our firm is an extremely skilled and responsive partner that works together with business human resources and labor relations personnel to:

– Engage in collective bargaining – consisting of multi-union, multi-location talks

– React to complaint and arbitration actions

– Manage decreases in force, drug testing, discipline procedures and strikes

– Provide representation in NLRB procedures

Responsiveness, decision and focus are what set our labor relations counsel apart from that of other law companies. We provide immediate response, day-and-night accessibility in crisis circumstances and aggressive defense of all employers’ rights.

We protect numerous employers against suits in which workers demand back overtime pay-and millions of dollars in damages-claiming that under business policies the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime pay exemption no longer applies to them.

JMBM labor lawyers can help employers prevent classification problems that lead to suits by:

– Auditing existing salary policy and pay practices

– Reviewing the language of written employment policies to ensure they comply with FLSA requirements for exempt and non-exempt employees

– Ensuring all exempt employee task descriptions involve management and supervision

If you as a company are faced with a wage and hour claim, whether under federal law or California wage and hour statutes, we mount an energetic and reliable defense. Your JMBM lawyer will look for to deny class accreditation and work to secure an efficient and reliable settlement that dismisses unfounded claims and safeguards your interests.

Disputes over non-compete agreements including trade tricks frequently pit employers against each other – especially in California, where the state’s Unfair Competition Law (Section 17200) makes it particularly difficult to implement non-compete terms. We’ve managed litigation representing both workers’ former and current employers, and are experienced at securing and withstanding TROs and permanent injunctions to secure employer interests in either kind of case.