Serotte, Rockman & Wescott regularly advises clients regarding discipline and discharge, potential employment discrimination, wrongful discharge actions, wage and hour issues, reductions in force and layoffs, and occupational safety and health matters. In addition, the Firm often performs "labor audits," reviewing, revising, and formulating employee policies and procedures (including handbooks and drug testing programs) and provides counsel regarding employee relations to assure compliance with applicable laws and avoid litigation.
Scope of Practice
Our Firm regularly advises clients regarding discipline and discharge, potential employment discrimination, wage and hour issues, reductions in force and layoffs, and occupational safety and health matters. When our clients are presented with legal claims, the Firm represents its clients in all phases of litigation in both federal and state court. The Firm also performs “labor audits,” reviewing, revising, and formulating employee policies and procedures (including handbooks and drug testing programs), reviewing wage and hour compliance and providing counsel regarding employee relations to assure compliance with applicable laws to avoid litigation before it happens.
Judicial and Administrative Proceedings
Our Firm handles litigation before federal and state trial and appellate courts, the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, state commissions on human relations and occupational safety and health, and other state and local enforcement and administrative agencies dealing with occupational safety and health, wage and hour, and employment discrimination matters. The Firm obtains injunctions to prevent unlawful and violent union activities and litigates to defend personnel decisions and actions by management involving all aspects of the employment relationship.
Union Matters
Where clients’ employees are unionized or threatened with unionization, our Firm represents and counsels management in NLRB proceedings, anti-union campaigns, the negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements, and grievance and arbitration proceedings.