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DEPTH AND EXPERIENCETalent acquisition and management:Hiringandretainingastrong,qualifiedstaffisofparamountimportance.Tothisend,weassistourhospitalityindustryclientsinpreparingandupdatingemploymentagreements,applications,andhandbooks,andarbitration,noncompetition,nondisclosure,andseveranceagreements.Wealsoprovidecomprehensiveimmigrationservicesforthoseclientsseekingassistancewiththeinternationaltransferofskilledemployees,andthosewhorequireguidancewithI-9compliance.
Employment-related audits: Hospitality employers are subject to awide array ofadministrativerulesandregulationsthatmayvaryfromstatetostate,orfromcountrytocountry.Tohelpourclientsnavigatetheserules,weconductcomprehensiveemploymentauditstoidentifyandunderstandtheseimportantobligationsandtodevelopefficientcompliancesolutions.Wealsoassistclientswithadministrativeagencyaudits,includingthoseconductedbytheU.S.DepartmentofLabor(DOL)andlocalworkforceagencies.
Wage and hour:Ourattorneyshaveexperienceadvisingandrepresentinghospitalityemployers inawiderangeofwageandhour issues, includingtipcredit,tippooling,percent-of-work,andmisclassificationissues.Ourattorneyshavein-depthknowledgeofkeyfederallaws,includingtheFairLaborStandardsAct(FLSA),theFamilyandMedicalLeaveAct(FMLA),andcomparablestatelaws.Ourattorneysincludeformerofficialsoffederalandstatelaboragencies,includingtheDOL’sWageandHourDivision(WHD)andtheCaliforniaLaborandWorkforceDevelopmentAgency.
Workplace health and safety:Workplaceaccidentsarenotonlyunfortunate,butalsocan result in negative publicity, regulatory citations and fines, increased insurancerates,andevenabusinessshutdown.Wedevelopsafetyandhealthprograms,providesafetyandhealthauditservicesandactionplans,handleOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration(OSHA)inspections,andlitigateOSHAcitations.
Ogletree Deakins is one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms, representing management in all types of
employment-related legal matters.
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C.
With offices across the United States, in Europe, and in Mexico, the firm represents a diverse range of clients.
We operate efficiently without compromising our commitment to service.
Employee relations counseling:Welistentoourclients’ issues,understandtheirneeds and goals, andwork closelywith them to develop practical solutions toresolveworkplaceissuesandmitigaterisk.Wecounselemployersoneveryfacetofemploymentlaw,includingissuesarisingundertheADA,FMLA,FLSA,AgeDiscriminationinEmploymentAct(ADEA),OlderWorkersBenefitProtectionAct,UniformedServicesEmployment and Reemployment RightsAct (USERRA),WorkerAdjustment andRetrainingNotificationAct(WARN),OccupationalSafetyandHealthAct,TitleVIIoftheCivilRightsActof1964andSection1981oftheCivilRightsActof1866,EmployeeRetirementIncomeSecurityAct(ERISA),state-specificemploymentlawsandstatutes,andinternationalemploymentlaw,tonamebutafew.
Traditional labor management: Organizerscontinuetodevelopnewstrategiesforinfluencingandshapingtheemploymentrelationshipinthehospitalityindustry.Weofferbothoffensiveanddefensiveassistancewithlaborissues.Ontheproactiveside,weworkwithourhospitalityclientstodeveloppositiveemployeerelationsstrategiestominimizetheriskofunionization.Whenunionstargetaclient,weprovidestrategicguidanceinunioncampaignsandelections,assistwithstrikepreparations,adviseonandareinvolvedinthecollectivebargainingprocess,andhandlelaborarbitrationsandNationalLaborRelationsBoard(NLRB)proceedings.
Litigation and ADR:Eachclient’slitigationphilosophyisasuniqueasitsbrand.Inpartnershipwithourhospitalityclients,wedeveloplitigationstrategiesdesignedtoincorporateeachclient’sphilosophyandmaximizesuccess.Wehandlesingle-andmulti-plaintiff litigation, aswell as class andcollectiveactions. For those clientsthat utilize alternative dispute resolutions (ADR) programs,we routinelymediateandarbitratecases.