Holland & Knight – Florida

Our labor and employment practice exclusively represents employers and their management in lawsuits and compliance with federal, state and local laws with respect to:

•     employment discrimination (including sexual harassment) and affirmative action compliance

•     employment-related torts, such as defamation, negligent hiring and retention, and wrongful discharge

•     wage and hour compliance (including minimum wage/overtime) and litigation defense of related class and collective actions

•     agreements not to compete, restrictive covenants, and trade secret protection

•     business restructuring, acquisitions, closures and relocations

•     union organizing, negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements, and related unfair labor practice proceedings and court actions

•     drafting, reviewing and implementing employment handbooks, personnel practices and employment policies

•     employment benefits

•     occupational safety and health

•     employment-related immigration matters

•     employment law training.

We provide ongoing counsel to employers on the full gamut of labor and employment issues involved in their businesses, including equal employment opportunity, reasonable accommodation, discipline and discharge, wage and hour, employee benefit, medical leave, and criminal background check issues. We draft employee handbooks, policy manuals, corporate codes of conduct, compliance programs, work rules, disciplinary guidelines, drug testing programs, employment applications, and other employment policies and forms. We also draft employment, change-in-control, independent contractor and employee leasing agreements, and alternative dispute resolution programs, including mandatory mediation and arbitration procedures.