Our attorneys help you navigate these issues all while ensuring that your business is provided comprehensive representation in order to resolve disputes successfully and in a cost-efficient way.
Our attorneys represent employers in all aspects of the management-workforce relationship, including labor negotiations, risk management, preventative counseling and on-site training, and litigation.
Compliance and Investigations: We advise employers on compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and craft policies and procedures for employers, managers, and HR departments. Our team can also conduct in-house training and compliance audits tailored to a client’s own business and policies. When dealing with employees at the executive and director level, we counsel on fiduciary and contractual obligations, both preemptively and in the event of possible breach. When issues arise, we guide clients on conducting compliant, sensitive, and effective investigations.
Business Sale and Acquisition: Employees are often the lifeblood of a business and need to be prioritized in the transfer of a business. Our Labor & Employment group frequently advises on corporate due diligence, compliance with contractual obligations and labor laws in a corporate transaction, renegotiation of executive contracts, and other relevant issues. Drawing from our extensive experience in this area, we can also provide practical advice on effectively leading a workforce through such a transition.
Organizational Restructuring: A business restructuring that affects the workforce requires knowledge of regulatory and contractual requirements as well as strategic handling. Our attorneys guide employers and their human resources personnel through workforce reductions, redundancies, and other restructurings to ensure compliance and efficiency.
Collective Bargaining Agreements: Our Labor & Employment group has particular strength in matters related to collective bargaining agreements, including the negotiation, interpretation and application of these agreements, as well as in representing employer-clients in arbitration hearings.
Employer Defense: We defend employer interests in matters of alleged discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, enforcement and defense of post employment restriction agreements, ERISA, wage and hour, and general employment matters, as well as defending constitutional claims, and other matters on behalf of public employers. Our attorneys are experienced negotiators and trial advocates, and frequently represent clients in arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution methods.
State and Federal Representation: We routinely appear on behalf of clients before Delaware’s state and federal trial and appellate courts, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the U.S. and Delaware Departments of Labor, and all other State and Federal administrative tribunals and hearing bodies.
Our Labor & Employment attorneys have earned their reputation through consistent, sophisticated, client-focused service. Contact us today.
Our attorneys have been representing local and international employers in the First State for decades. In addition to legal intellect and business acumen, we offer the strategic insights and professional standing that only come from experience. Clients know that they can rely on us to consider the full range of legal, reputational, and cost considerations involved in preventing or managing labor and employment issues.
Morris James is well known for the caliber of its legal counsel and the value that it offers clients. We provide highly skilled legal representation rivalling much larger firms, without sacrificing our competitive rates. Numerous community and industry organizations, including Best Lawyers and Delaware Today, have recognized our labor and employment attorneys for their excellence, with Chambers USA citing the practice’s “strong reputation,” and reporting that clients praise:
“the consistent quality of [our] work, which covers a range of employment litigation and labor negotiations.”
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