A 2008 "Go-To Law Firm®" in a recent survey of the Top U.S. Companies by Corporate Counsel magazine in the area of Labor & Employment.
Our active and well-established
employment law practice represents management in all areas of
labor and employment, including the following:
- Employment Discrimination
- National Labor Relations Board
Proceedings
- Employment-related Torts
- Employee Benefits Plans and
Profit Sharing Plans
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Workers' Compensation
- Union Negotiations, Grievance
and Arbitration Proceedings
- Pension Plan Design
Our labor and employment lawyers
have had considerable experience in the defense of lawsuits
alleging employment-related claims in federal and state courts
throughout the State of Alabama, as well as the arbitration of
union grievances.
In addition, we routinely advise
our clients on day-to-day employment issues that may arise
involving the employment claims and compliance with the relevant
state and federal employment and anti-discrimination laws,
including union organizing campaigns, Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act (both state and federal), the Equal Pay Act,
ERISA, OSHA, COBRA, Executive Order 11246, constitutional
requirements, affirmative action obligations of government
contractors, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and
the state anti-workers' compensation retaliatory discharge
statute.
Our lawyers also routinely draft
employment polices and procedures for our clients, including
employment manuals and handbooks.
Finally, our lawyers also
frequently conduct employment-related training sessions at the
request of our clients, such as anti-harassment training.
The firm's employment lawyers
represent local, state, and national clients in a wide variety of
different industries, ranging from foundries and other
manufacturing operations to health care.
With multiple lawyers with
considerable employment-law experience in both our Birmingham and
Mobile offices, we have the capability of handling any
employment-related matter that might arise in the State of
Alabama.
Firm Contact: Sydney F. Frazier, Jr.
