Navigating the intricacies of the ever-changing federal and state laws and regulations that impact the workplace can be difficult, and non-compliance carries the risk of costly employment litigation and government penalties. At Baker Hostetler, we work proactively with our clients to help them establish effective practices and policies and understand how the numerous statutes, regulations, codes and ordinances that govern the workplace affect their business.
Our skilled lawyers partner with clients to provide creative solutions that address their day-to-day workplace issues. Our lawyers have experience both as in-house counsel and with a number of regulatory agencies, providing us with critical insight into offering our clients effective human resources solutions that help reduce their risk.
We counsel clients on the full scope of workplace issues including:
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Title VII
- Workers' Compensation
- Unemployment Compensation
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
- Immigration
- Reductions in Force (RIF)
- Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
- Affirmative Action and OFCCP Compliance
Our attorneys know which federal, state and local laws apply to businesses nationwide. We conduct on-site compliance reviews, provide management training and work with companies to develop compliance programs. We also provide legal counsel and representation to clients found to be noncompliant. We represent clients before governmental agencies and boards and work out programs to bring them into compliance.
Our employment counsel helps clients reduce the risk of costly litigation.
Recognition
- Eleven employment partners listed are in The Best Lawyers in America.
- Our employment and labor practice is ranked among the leading practices in Ohio and Florida (Chambers USA, 2009).
- Chambers USA 2009 lists a total of seven Florida and Ohio employment partners as leaders in the field.
- Employment lawyers have received special regional recognition in Florida Trend's “Legal Elite" publication.
- Some of the individual recognition our lawyers have attained include selection as one of America's leading black lawyers by Black Enterprise magazine, receiving the District of Columbia Bar's “Legends in the Law” award, the Republican National Lawyers Association's “Republican Lawyer of the Year” award, and inclusion as a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
About Our Employment Team
Ranked among the Top Employment Law Firms by
Workforce Management Magazine in 2007, Baker Hostetler counsels many of the nation's leading companies on all aspects of employment law. With more than 100 lawyers coast-to-coast, Baker Hostetler's Employment and Labor Group represents numerous FORTUNE 500 companies, and for many of these companies, we serve as their national employment and labor counsel. Our comprehensive employment practice is comparable in size and depth to the largest employment law boutiques, but we offer the broader resources of a leading, full-service firm.
Solution
An HR Audit can dramatically improve not only your human resources function, but also your bottom line. For example, we assisted one of our FORTUNE 500 clients in reducing its annual cost of handling employment and labor matters by nearly 65 percent by improving their efficiency and reducing their risk of costly litigation.
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