Employment Law
Employer and employee legal relationships are highly regulated and require a very legalistic understanding of both federal and state laws relevant to the subject matter. Most employment cases can be highly complex and confusing - the experienced attorneys at the Byrne Law Group bring clarity to confusing employment laws.
Examples Of Employment Law Services
- Ensure policies and practices minimize the risk of successful claims of discrimination based upon Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §2000e, et seq., 42 U.S.C. §1981, Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), the Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA"), relevant state laws, breach of employment contract claims, and wrongful or retaliatory discharge.
- Implement innovative legal strategies to prevent and/or prevail against claims of discrimination based upon Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §2000e, et seq., 42 U.S.C. §1981, Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), the Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA"), relevant state laws, breach of employment contract claims, and wrongful or retaliatory discharge.
- Evaluate employment law related vulnerabilities for both employees and employers through personnel audits, review of personnel policies or handbooks, management training, and informative investigations both pre- and during suit.
- Develop and assist in the implementation of affirmative action plans and sexual harassment policies.
- Draft Employee, Contractor, and/or Subcontractor, Non- Circumvention, Non-Disclosure, Non-Solicitation, Restrictive Covenants, and Confidentiality Agreements.
- Advocate the importance of preventing workplace issues through the establishment and review of policies and handbooks that recognize and address both the needs of employees and the objectives of management.
- Advise employees/employers on policy and handbook development, assess litigation exposure, deal with regulatory agencies charges of discrimination brought before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") and/or the Florida Commission on Human Relations ("FCHR"), draft and review employment law related policy language, and counsel managers, owners and supervisors on litigation avoidance.
If litigation should ensue, our employment litigators have developed the expertise to assess risk and evaluate settlement early in litigation. This ability to dispose of cases efficiently before trial through aggressive motion practice, and during trial to present cases in a manner persuasive to judges and juries, is why we are so effective on behalf of both employees/employers. Many times employment law matters can be resolved without the need for expensive litigation and trial; should litigation be unavoidable, however, the experienced attorneys at the Byrne Law Group are prepared to aggressively represent your interests.
We can provide an excellent and cost effective alternative to "big law firm" representation. As a small boutique firm, we can develop a custom fee arrangement that makes sense for you. We can tailor a fee arrangement that suits your needs based upon competitive contingency fees, hourly rates, or blended hourly and contingency fee arrangements. If you are an institutional client, please ask us about our competitive rates for volume-portfolios.