The Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Labor and Employment Practice Group provides clients with experienced counsel on a variety of issues related to managing their employees and operations.
Our team of labor and employment litigators has deep and broad experience to help clients resolve labor and employment disputes, both in and out of the courtroom. We regularly represent our clients in federal and state court throughout the southeast. We also handle mediation and arbitration matters before administrative agencies throughout the country. Our employment attorneys handle disputes of all sizes, and are as comfortable defending clients against suits brought by a single plaintiff as we are handling cases involving all of a company’s employees, or even a national class action. The group handles cases before bodies such as the National Labor Relations Board and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and litigates matters involving state laws, such as noncompetition claims, contract claims, and complex employee compensation and selection issues.
The Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Labor and Employment Practice Group provides clients with experienced counsel on a variety of issues related to managing their employees and operations.
Our team of labor and employment litigators has deep and broad experience to help clients resolve labor and employment disputes, both in and out of the courtroom. We regularly represent our clients in federal and state court throughout the southeast. We also handle mediation and arbitration matters before administrative agencies throughout the country. Our employment attorneys handle disputes of all sizes, and are as comfortable defending clients against suits brought by a single plaintiff as we are handling cases involving all of a company’s employees, or even a national class action. The group handles cases before bodies such as the National Labor Relations Board and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and litigates matters involving state laws, such as noncompetition claims, contract claims, and complex employee compensation and selection issues.
Our group regularly advises clients on day-to-day employment matters to assist in the functioning of their businesses. This includes drafting policies and procedures, employment agreements, and employee handbooks. We also assist clients with training programs, and help them with decisions involving potential liability, such as disciplinary actions, terminations, requests for leave, and disability accommodations. Our attorneys guide companies through the complex issues involved in working with the Department of Labor (including OSHA), MSHA, and other government agencies. We provide counsel regarding responding to labor unions, including avoidance strategies and contract negotiations. Should disputes arise, our clients also know that they can count on Bradley Arant Boult Cummings for knowledgeable, cost-effective representation during arbitration, mediation, or litigation.
We work with a large and varied group of local, regional, and national clients. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings attorneys represent public- and privately-held businesses, both union and non-union, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small, locally-owned operations. Our group’s attorneys have broad experience working with clients from a variety of industries and understand the unique complexities that each client's industry sector brings to the labor and employment issues they face.
We establish long-term relationships with clients, guiding them as their businesses grow and change, partnering both in their successes and in the challenges they must address. Our attorneys work with clients to help them avoid disputes and legal claims over issues such as employment discrimination, workplace harassment, and unfair labor practices. This includes developing appropriate employee policies and procedures, drafting handbooks, and conducting internal investigations. We also have experience in creating and managing programs to address and educate clients and their employees about employee substance abuse problems, workers’ compensation, affirmative action, and compliance. We regularly advise on matters involving immigration, military and family leave, wage and hour issues, OSHA, and the ADA.
Our group has significant experience guiding clients in their interactions with unions. We provide counsel regarding how to address and prevent unionization, including recommendations for policies, practices, and activities designed to improve communications and relationships with employees. Our attorneys also advise clients on dealing with union organizing or decertification efforts, as well as negotiating collective bargaining agreements, arbitrating labor disputes, and defending unfair labor practice charges. We represent clients during strikes and other union activities, and can help to secure TROs, injunctions, contempt orders, and, when appropriate, awards for damages.
Representative Clients
- American Paper & Twine Co.
- Ascension Health
- CalsonicKansei North America
- Central Parking
- Community Health Systems
- Edwards Community Construction Co.
- Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
- Oreck
- Ravago Manfacturing Americas
- Sysco Nashville
- U Haul
- Vaco