Employment and Wage and Hour Law

The state of employment law is continually changing with new statutes set by government agencies and published decisions in the courts.

Almost daily, news reports arise about cases relating to sexual harassment, wrongful termination, affirmative action, employee privacy, workplace violence, workplace safety, or some claim of workplace discrimination on the basis of race, sex, or national origin. Moreover, seven-figure jury awards to former employees are becoming commonplace.

In addition, employers are facing a deluge of lawsuits in the wage and hour arena, whereby employees claim they are entitled to thousands of dollars in wages for unpaid overtime.  These are often brought as class actions suits and can be devastating.

Now more than ever, employers need to have expert legal counsel when managing employment relations. RPNA provides comprehensive advice and counseling in employment and wage and hour law, and has extensive trial experience defending employers. We work with management on many aspects of employment law, including:

• Advice and counsel on day-to-day employment issues.
   

• Counseling employers on matters relating to executive compensation, wrongful discharge, downsizing and workforce restructuring, non-competition and trade secrets litigation, employment-related torts, and workers’ compensation actions.
   

• Overtime compensation, rest and meal breaks.
   

• Exemptions from the overtime law.
   

• Sexual harassment and discrimination preventive practices training.
   

• Advising management on matters including wage-hour compliance, affirmative action, employee privacy, trade secrets, and employee benefits.
   
• Counseling management on and negotiating executive employment contracts.
   

• Employment litigation including actions and claims brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
   

• Alternative dispute resolution.

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