Employment Law

We represent all types and sizes of businesses in employment counseling and employment litigation.  We invest ourselves in understanding our client’s business and workplace challenges in the ever changing employment climate.

We counsel clients on strategies that prevent employment issues before they arise and work together to resolve existing issues.  We help clients adapt to workplace challenges, strive to reduce the risk of litigation, and advise cost-effective alternatives.   If litigation becomes necessary, we have extensive experience in federal and state courts, and in state and federal administrative agencies.

General areas of our employment practice include:

Employee Handbooks and Personnel Policies

  • Internal Procedures and Policies
  • Employee privacy issues
  • Workplace drug and alcohol control programs, including drug testing policies and last chance agreements
  • Medical Leave laws – FMLA and OFLA
  • Military leave and reinstatement issues

Employee Agreements

  • Employment contracts
  • Employee or Independent Contractor Status
  • Non-compete agreements
  • Confidentiality agreements
  • Non-solicit agreements

Advise and Litigate

  • Affirmative Action Plans and Federal Contract Compliance
  • Disability Law Requirements and the interactive processes
  • Disciplinary Matters
  • Discrimination Claims
  • Drug and Alcohol Issues in the Workplace
  • EEOC Compliance
  • Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Family Medical Leave Act and Oregon Family Leave Act, and other statutorily mandated leaves of absence
  • Non-compete and Misappropriation Claims
  • Privacy Issues in the Workplace
  • Sexual Harassment and other forms of unlawful harassment
  • Retaliation Claims
  • Violence in the Workplace
  • Wage and Hour
  • Whistleblowing Claims
  • Workplace Investigations
  • Workplace Safety Issues
  • Wrongful Discharge and Termination Claims

Training and Counsel

  • Avoiding discrimination, harassment and retaliation, and complying with statutory mandates
  • Managing difficult employees and preventing problems
  • Training managers and providing day to day advice
  • Workplace investigations

Attorneys: Lisa Amato & Charles Pruitt