Labor and Employment

The employer-employee relationship is among the most regulated in the country. The mission of Lloyd Gosselink’s Labor and Employment Law Practice Group is to keep our clients out of trouble and off the witness stand by providing straightforward and common sense advice on navigating through the complexities of employment laws, prompt response to employee complaints, quality, useful training in an accessible and entertaining format and serious representation in the face of claims.   If a matter does end up in court, we work closely with the Litigation & ADR Practice Group to ensure thorough and effective representation.  We understand the real world business needs of our clients and always keep those in mind when helping them work through their employment-related issues.

Our attorneys regularly represent clients before government agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Texas Commission on Human Rights, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Board, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the National Labor Relations Board, the Texas Workforce Commission, arbitrators, local civil service commissions and state and federal courts.

Our employment law team assists public and private sector employers in all aspects of state and federal employment law, including:

• Discrimination and harassment
• Wage and hour 
• Labor relations
• Leave and disability
• Whistleblower
• Workers' Comp retaliation
• Severance agreements
• Hiring, discipline and termination

To ensure our clients’ successful compliance with employment laws, we:

• Advise employers on hiring and performance management issues
• Plan and assess business decisions affecting personnel
• Understand public sector employers' special compliance challenges
• Audit human resources and practices for legal compliance
• Review wage classification and pay policies and practices for wage and hour compliance
• Draft and review personnel policies, forms and employment contracts
• Conduct internal investigations
• Defend employers in audits, investigations, administrative proceedings and litigation
• Investigate and negotiate demands
• Conduct training on employment law, workplace harassment, litigation avoidance, ethics and best management practices
• Prepare opinion letters and position statements
• Negotiate at mediations and conciliation
  

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