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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP is a company with a real labor practice – not simply litigators who attempt employment cases. On a relative basis for a company our size, we have among the largest work and labor groups in California. Each of our legal representatives works carefully and personally with company clients to develop proactive compliance and disagreement resolution strategies. Our company believe this one-on-one therapy is much more effective than an unwieldy group. We work with customers to assist them prevent office problems, but where controversy is inevitable, we have handled actually hundreds of jury trials, administrative trials and appeals before courts and administrative agencies nationwide.

JMBM is acknowledged as a Go-To Law Firm® & reg; for the leading 500 business in the United States in the areas of labor lawsuits and labor & work law, as figured out by American Lawyer Media’s (ALM) yearly study of internal counsel at FORTUNE 500® & reg; business. Because labor and employment issues typically involve high stakes and extreme time pressure, our lawyers are committed to providing employers the most immediate service possible. We react promptly and without fail, with uncomplicated suggestions from a knowledgeable legal representative who will not pass your problem off to another person. Issues like sexual harassment and office violence need instant attention- and job we offer it.

Employers in the middle of a disagreement over an organizing drive or an unjust labor practice complaint depend on our aggressive and timely action. Accountability and availability are our watchwords, and you get direct access to the person who can solve your problem or answer your concern.

Among the strengths of our labor and employment group is the diversity of the employers we represent. Public and private business in service sectors varying from standard manufacturing to innovation, apparel to aerospace and from health care to financial services all rely on JMBM labor lawyers, regardless of the concern. Many customers have been with us 10 to 20 years-in many cases working with the exact same experienced lawyer who intimately comprehends their service.

Our industry-specific prevention and readiness techniques can avoid or reduce expensive claims. We work carefully with senior executives and internal counsel to craft personalized, reliable employment policies – complete with a focus on effectively training managers and HR personnel on legal rights and obligations. Our services work to guarantee compliance with nationwide and state labor laws, lessen disagreements with staff members, and optimize tactical advantage if lawsuits is required. We worry innovative planning and aggressive advocacy for each client.

There are service sectors where we have unique ability in managing work matters. Many law practice count on us for counsel on concerns involving personnel and lawyers, and we often encourage broker-dealers on non-compete and disciplinary debates. Our lawyers likewise efficiently represent lots of health care and hospitality market clients in collective bargaining and other labor and work concerns.

Any protected class of employees-by age, race, gender, disability, religion-could bring suit against a company under the discrimination statues. We have actually effectively prosecuted and job solved all types of discrimination matters brought under such employment 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 very best method to handle any claim is to it from being filed, and we give clients reliable assistance right from the start to deal with complaints properly and keep them from becoming suits. If lawsuits is necessary, our attorneys investigate thoroughly and job 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 Job Opportunity Commission and before all the California state companies – the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the Employment Development Department.

Often overlapping with discrimination issues are claims for wrongful termination, vindictive treatment and whistle blowing. We understand the necessity in such cases to show that an employer’s actions were appropriate, and regardless of the notoriety that is often involved, we have had substantial success at showing that employer conduct was legitimate and handled properly.

Whether your organization currently has 3rd party representation or seeks to maintain a workplace free of such involvement, our highly reliable labor relations counsel can be vital to assisting maintain a competitive work environment while minimizing conflicts and maximizing management flexibility. Employers that face union arranging drives count on our help to:

– Maintain a positive working environment with open communication with all workers

– Adhere to NLRB election laws

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

In unionized workplaces, our company is an extremely proficient and responsive partner that works along with business personnels and labor relations workers to:

– Engage in collective bargaining – including multi-union, multi-location talks

– React to grievance and arbitration actions

– Manage decreases in force, drug screening, discipline proceedings and strikes

– Provide representation in NLRB proceedings

Responsiveness, decision and focus are what set our labor relations counsel apart from that of other law companies. We provide immediate action, round-the-clock availability in crisis situations and aggressive defense of all employers’ rights.

We safeguard lots of employers against class action lawsuits in which workers demand back overtime pay-and countless dollars in damages-claiming that under company policies the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime pay exemption no longer applies to them.

JMBM labor legal representatives can help employers prevent category issues that lead to suits by:

– Auditing existing income policy and pay practices

– Reviewing the language of written employment policies to make sure they adhere to FLSA requirements for exempt and non-exempt employees

– Making sure all exempt employee job descriptions involve management and supervision

If you as a company are confronted with a wage and hour suit, whether under federal law or California wage and hour statutes, we mount an energetic and reliable defense. Your JMBM legal representative will seek to reject class accreditation and work to secure an efficient and effective settlement that dismisses unproven claims and safeguards your interests.

Disputes over non-compete contracts including trade secrets frequently pit companies versus each other – especially in California, where the state’s Unfair Competition Law (Section 17200) makes it especially hard to impose non-compete terms. We’ve dealt with lawsuits representing both employees’ former and present companies, and are experienced at securing and resisting TROs and long-term injunctions to safeguard employer interests in either kind of case.