Labor and Employment

Our labor and employment attorneys can assist with:

• Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) claims
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claims
• Hiring and termination issues, performance evaluation, lay-offs, employment contracts, non-competition agreements, and confidentiality agreements
• Employee discipline and discharge issues and claims
• Employee duty of loyalty, fiduciary duties and unfair competition claims
• Employee handbooks, including the necessary training to ensure compliance
• Employment issues and litigation in administrative agencies, state and federal courts
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) claims
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) wage and hour issues, including minimum wage, employee exemptions, overtime, equal pay, child labor, and Department of Labor audits
• I-9 and employment eligibility verification issues
• Misappropriation of confidential information and trade secrets
• The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) unfair labor practices
• Nebraska Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA) claims
• OSHA/workplace safety-related employment matters
• Seminars and management training on sexual harassment prevention, employee hiring, discipline and discharge, documentation and other employment matters
• Title VII discrimination claims, including sexual harassment
• Whistleblower and retaliation claims
• Workers’ compensation claims
• 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims