The attorneys in Wood & Lamping's Employment/ Labor Law Group primarily represent management in labor, employment, immigration and workers' compensation matters.  We service clients of all sizes, from large companies with multiple locations to companies with a single office and few employees.  We are dedicated to working with you in the following capacities:

• As an extension of your in-house human resources department, we will work as your partner to prevent problems through providing training programs and/or implementing cost-effective solutions.
• As your labor and employment law counsel, we will counsel your management team on effective personnel management strategies in union and non-union environments and provide training to avoid costly litigation.

Wood & Lamping's Employment/ Labor attorneys are leaders and participants in labor law sections of national, state and local bar associations and other labor and employment associations.

Wood & Lamping offers a broad range of services to meet your labor and employment needs:

Employment Litigation 

We represent small and large employers in class actions and individual cases in state and federal courts, arbitrations and mediations.  We have consciously chosen to integrate our employment counseling with our employment litigation defense services.  Our areas of litigation experience include

• Wrongful termination
• Sexual and other harassment
• Age discrimination
• Race/national origin discrimination
• Retaliation matters
• Implied and express contracts
• Trade secret theft
• Disability discrimination

Client Counseling and Prevention 

Our attorneys regularly advise employers on their employment policies and practices, including:

• Employment handbooks           
• Drug policies
• Employment contracts  
• Independent contractor contracts
• Terminations    
• Severance plans and releases
• Family and Medical leave  (FMLA)
• Wage hour compliance
• Return to work issues  
• Affirmative action plans
• Immigration issues        
• Workers' compensation programs
• Trade/business secrets 
• Non-compete agreements
• Plant closings   
• Reduction-in-force
• Technology matters      
• Privacy issues
• Manager and employee sexual harassment training
• Federal and State investigations
• Occupational Safety and Health issues (OSHA)