Employment (Management-side)
Employers face an ever-growing array of employment laws. Compliance is challenging. Family leave. Paid sick leave. Reasonable accommodation. Wage and hour. Drug and alcohol policies. Affirmative action plans for federal contractors. Employment litigation. These are just a few of the areas that challenge employers in both the public and private sector.
Cable Huston is the employer’s advantage. We partner with you to help you navigate to compliance. Among other things, we provide counseling and training geared to compliance. In the event of an employment dispute that leads to an administrative charge or litigation, we will be there to defend you. Here are a few of the areas in which we provide the Cable Huston employer’s advantage to private and public sector employers.
We provide Employment Law Counseling and Training:
- Title VII and other federal and state laws barring discrimination and mandating EEO
- Sexual harassment and harassment based on other characteristics protected by federal/state law
- Reasonable Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal/state disability laws
- FMLA, OFLA, and other federal/state laws addressing family leave
- Overtime, meal and rest break and other wage and hour issues under the FLSA and state laws
- Drug and alcohol testing, policies and related issues
- WARN Act and other federal/state laws governing reductions in force or mass layoffs
- Addressing concerns related to workplace violence
- Managing day to day HR issues
- Investigations related to internal employee reports
- Whistleblower and Retaliation issues
- Drafting and revising employee handbooks and personnel policies
- Military leave under USERRA and other federal/state laws
- Veterans preference in public employment
- Employment agreements, including executive contracts and non-compete and confidentiality agreements
We assist Federal Contractors with:
- Affirmative action plan (AAP) preparation and review
- OFCCP compliance counseling and audit defense
We provide Litigation Defense:
- Civil employment lawsuits filed in federal and state court
- Administrative charges filed with EEOC, BOLI (OR), DFEH (CA), (WA) HRC, and other federal/state agencies
- Wrongful termination claims
- Discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims
- Overtime and other wage and hour claims
- ADA / failure to provide reasonable accommodation claims
- Whistleblower claims
- Contract claims, including related to non-compete and trade secret agreements
- Tort claims, including those related to defamation and privacy
- Veterans preference and military leave claims
- Wage and Hour class action defense
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action defense
Cable Huston strives to provide employers with the advantage they need to comply with applicable employment laws. We are the employer’s advantage.