RumbergerKirk represents local, national, and regional employers in a wide range of labor and employment issues. We represent clients in federal and state courts before administrative agencies like the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Florida Commission on Human Relations, U.S. Department of Labor, Division of Administrative Hearings, and Public Employees Relations Commission. We also counsel clients on day-to-day issues, helping to resolve problems before they develop into litigation. We provide employee and management training, educational seminars, and help our clients focus on preventive methods that reduce liability and increase morale. Additionally, we serve as chief negotiators in collective bargaining, represent employers accused of Unfair Labor Practices, and consult on union avoidance, enforcement of non-compete agreements, and the drafting of employment contracts.
We are dedicated to addressing all of our clients’ needs, whether it’s advice, claims analysis, investigation, agency response, litigation, mediation, or trial.
Our team defends claims of employment including:
We have enjoyed numerous successes both in and out of court, successfully concluding cases at the administrative level, mediation, summary judgment and trial.
Despite Florida being a right to work state, employees have a constitutional right to collectively bargain. When public and private employees decide they want to join together for mutual aid and benefit, and seek to form a union, we help guide employers through the process at the Public Employees’ Relations Commission and into the courts if necessary.
We work proactively with clients to minimize the risk of costly litigation and prevent problems before they occur. We counsel clients on a day-to-day basis in the following: