LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
Employers face an ever-expanding labyrinth of federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and ordinances governing employment activities. Jones Cork, LLP has extensive experience in representing both public and private entities as well as individuals in negotiating the employment law maze, including the following areas:
- Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation actions, including suits brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Equal Pay Act, and § 1983
- Wage and hour issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act
- Employee hiring, discipline and discharge procedures
- Employment contracts, employee handbooks, manuals, application forms and general employment policies and practices
- Employment restrictive covenants, including non-compete, non-solicitation, non-disclosure, and no-hire agreements
- Employee benefits issues
- Unemployment claims
- EEOC Charges of Discrimination
- First Amendment disputes; and
- The protection of trade secrets and intellectual property