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Labor and Employment Law

The lawyers in the Labor and Employment Law Litigation Practice Group of Coughlin & Gerhart, L.L.P. have extensive experience in handling all aspects of the practice of employment and labor law on behalf of management, in both the private and public sectors. The relationship between employee and employer is ever changing and increasingly regulated by state and federal laws and regulations. The attorneys in the Labor and Employment Law Litigation Practice Group assist clients in negotiating the vast "mine fields" created by these changes in an effort to prevent or limit labor and employment-related problems.

The members of the Labor and Employment Law Litigation Practice Group are called upon on a daily basis to counsel clients on an extensive range of labor and employment law matters.

COUNSELING AND ADVICE

• Employment Agreements
• Employee Handbooks
• Non-competition and Confidentiality Agreements
• Drug and Alcohol Testing Policies
• Family and Medical Leave Act Policies
• Harassment Prevention and Reporting Policies
• Independent Contractor Agreements
• Union Organizational Activities / Collective Bargaining

LITIGATION

• Employment Discrimination
• Labor/Management Conflict
• Safety and Health Matters
• Wage and Hour Claims
• Workers' Compensation / Social Security Disability
• Police and Firefighters' Disability, Retirement, and GML Section 207 Claims

The members of the Labor and Employment Law Litigation Practice Group also conduct management training seminars on state and federal employment law compliance and are available for this purpose upon request. For more information, please contact the Chair of our Labor and Employment Law Litigation Practice Group, Joseph J. Steflik, Jr., Esq., at (607)723-9511 or 1-877-COUGHLIN, or E-mail the group at laboremployment@cglawoffices.com.