Labor & Employment Law

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More than 80 years protecting the employer-employee

Dedicated Labor & Employment Attorneys

Business owners know that their business’s most important asset is its people. That’s why it’s necessary to have dedicated attorneys who focus only on labor and employment law.

Our labor and employment team works with clients to maximize their investment in people. Our attorneys assist clients in navigating the myriad of local, state and federal laws affecting their workforces and personnel management. We also help them develop policies and best practices, effective training and personnel development techniques.

When necessary, Burt Blee’s labor and employment attorneys work with clients who need to downsize their workforce. We also represent businesses before administrative agencies, state and federal courts, and in arbitration to successfully defend or resolve personnel disputes. Let us partner with you to improve your partnerships at work.

  • Arbitration

  • Collective Bargaining/Negotiations

  • Disability Law Compliance & Defense

  • Discrimination Claims

  • Drug & Medical Testing

  • Employment Contracts

  • Employment Disputes

  • Harassment Claims

  • Leave Management & Claims Defense

  • Reductions in Force

  • Restrictive Covenants

  • Retaliation Claims

  • Union Election Petitions

  • Wage Hour Compliance & Litigation

Areas of Practice

Adoptions
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate Law
Banking & Financial Institutions
Bankruptcy & Creditor’s Rights
Business & Corporate Law
Collections
Elder Law & Medicaid Planning
Estate Planning & Administration
Family & Domestic Law
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment Law
Litigation
Personal Injury
Real Estate
Securities & Franchises

Labor & Employment Law Attorneys

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FTC Bans Non-Competes

On February 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted three to two to issue the final rule it proposed over a year ago to ban non-competes for most workers in America. Furthermore, the regulations require that companies with active non-competes inform their workers that have them that they are void. 

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Secret Santa’s Clauses No Longer Work

Anyone having an affair or seeking one in the workplace?  Be careful about how much holiday conviviality you engage in.  Thanks to new laws passed this last year by Congress, it is more difficult for employers to keep such arrangements confidential. 

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FMLA Client Alert

The Seventh Circuit just issued a decision clarifying and loosening the standard for an interference claim under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”).   In Ziccarelli v. Dart, the Court rejected the notion that in order to establish an interference claim under the FMLA, a plaintiff had to establish that there had been some denial of FMLA leave benefits.

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Employment Law Update

The United States Supreme Court recently issued a decision making it easier for employees to bring Title VII claims directly in court without having to exhaust their charge filing obligations with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).   In Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis, the employee filed an EEOC charge against her former employer, Fort Bend County.  Her charge alleged sexual harassment and retaliation for reporting the harassment.

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