As an employer, you know that human capital is one of the most valuable resources and biggest expenses for your organization. Ulmer & Berne LLP recognizes this reality and combines this understanding with one of the strongest and most comprehensive employment practices available to best serve organizations. With more than 30 attorneys representing private and public organizations and the largest number of certified specialists in employment and labor law in Ohio, we provide a full spectrum of employment and labor services from preventative counseling and compliance, to defense of the most complex litigation matters.
Solutions to Business
Ulmer & Berne’s employment and labor lawyers counsel clients in the panoply of employment and labor challenges to businesses and organizations. We have substantial experience providing guidance in or solutions to such matters as:
- Employee discipline and termination
- Discrimination and sexual harassment issues
- Unfair labor practice allegations
- Affirmative action plan development and implementation
- Wage and hour issues
- Non-competes, non-disclosures and trade secret matters
- Employment contracts
- OSHA compliance and defense
- Collective bargaining
- Immigration
- Workers’ compensation claims
As any client knows, however, the best time to seek counsel in the employment and labor areas is before problems occur, when policies and procedures need to be developed and implemented. That is the most cost-effective time to address employment needs. Knowing that a proactive approach is best, Ulmer & Berne attorneys counsel clients on employee handbook and policy development, train personnel and conduct compliance audits, and guide employers through the labyrinth of public policy regulations which can change frequently. An employer that is unaware or unfamiliar with emerging requirements needs the up-to-date knowledge, understanding and expertise that our attorneys provide.
When disputes arise, the extensive experience of Ulmer & Berne’s employment and labor attorneys in trying and defending claims at all administrative and judicial levels and venues enables us to partner with our clients in resolving these disputes in the client’s best interest. We regularly represent our clients before state and federal agencies and in state and federal courts, including many federal Courts of Appeal and the Ohio Supreme Court. In addition, we regularly represent clients before the National Labor Relations Board, the National Association of Securities Dealers and the Ohio State Employment Relations Board. More importantly, however, is that Ulmer & Berne attorneys are regularly retained to handle complex, often novel legal situations that employers face including class actions.