Attorneys
Employment & Labor
Employment & Labor is an integral part of Rhoads & Sinon's practice. Our goal is to provide our clients - in both the private and public sectors - with timely and practical advice they need to comply with state and federal laws governing employment and personnel practices. We counsel our clients as they draft and administer policies on a variety of personnel issues including:
- equal employment opportunity,
- drug and alcohol abuse,
- family and medical leave,
- employee handbooks and applications,
- safety and grievance procedures,
- sexual harassment,
- affirmative action,
- overtime and wage requirements,
- trade secrets,
- covenants-not-to-compete, and
- unemployment compensation.
In addition, clients frequently ask our counsel in structuring terminations and layoffs so as to minimize the potential for litigation.
Employment Law Litigation.
Employment-related lawsuits are a reality for all employers, public and private, with or without union employees. Counseling our clients to achieve their business objectives - while minimizing the threat of litigation - has become the primary goal of our practice. Nevertheless, when our clients are sued, we are ready to provide a vigorous defense. We have established a successful track record in defending our clients in the federal and state courts, as well as administrative agencies. Our employment-law litigation practice includes defending employers against employment discrimination and constitutional claims brought under a variety of statutes:
- Pennsylvania Human Relations Act,
- Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act,
- Americans With Disabilities Act,
- Age Discrimination In Employment Act,
- Family & Medical Leave Act, and
- Fair Labor Standards Act.
Labor Law Counsel and Litigation. Our labor law practice has also included negotiating collective-bargaining agreements on behalf of employers in the public and private sector, representing management on grievance arbitration and mediation procedures, and helping employers to comply with the prevailing wage statutes.
We represent employers in union organizing campaigns and defending employer's rights in union election and unfair labor practice cases before the National Labor Relations Board and the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board.
For more information and additional articles, please visit Rhoads & Sinon's Employment & Labor Law Blog.
Publications & Alerts
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News
- Amanda Lavis Interviewed on WITF's Smart Talk
- GAME OFF: One Employment & Labor Lawyer and Season Ticket Holder's View of the NHL's Latest Lockout
- Should Employment Screening Processes Include Review of Credit Reports?
- Client Alert: A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling could reshape the field of labor relations in Pennsylvania
- Emerging Employment Law Issues for Banks
- Mortgage Bankers Association's Legal Challenge to DOL Administrative Interpretation Fails
- Employer’s Use of Criminal Background Checks
- Follow Up: ADA Litigation Abuse Under Title III of The Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA")
- EEOC’s Clarification on the “Reasonable Factors Other Than Age”
- The Effect of Severance Pay on Unemployment Compensation Benefits
- “Unsatisfactory Work Performance” Can Be “Willful Misconduct” Under The Unemployment Compensation Law And Disqualify A Terminated Employee From Receiving Unemployment Compensation Benefits
- Public Sector Supervisors May be Held Individually Liable for FMLA Violations
- Press Release: Rhoads & Sinon Announces Hiring of Claudia M. Williams
- Rhoads & Sinon Partner Todd Shill interviewed by ABC 27 on Social Networking
Seminars & Events
- HR101: George Costanza and Employment from ADA to Z
- Practical Tips to Avoid A Wage & Hour Claim
- PSATS' 2013 Annual Educational Conference
- PBA Professional Development - Employment Law Update and What to Watch for in 2013 Seminar
- Employment Law Update
- Social Media in the Workplace
- Intellectual Property in the Workplace: Identifying and Protecting Your Hidden Assets
- PSATS 2012 Fall Solicitors Seminar
- Todd Shill to Present at the Hanover Area Management Association Meeting
- How Well Do You U.C.? Tips for Handling Unemployment Compansation Claims in Today's Workplace Seminar
- HRCPA Fall Conference
- Social Media Policies @ Work Conference
- The Grand Strategy for Employers Seminar
- Pennsylvania League of Cities and Muncipalities Annual Convention
- The Escape Artist:Successful Exit Planning
- Legal Issue of Social Media for Public Employers
- Lorman Education Systems Employment Law Update
- Washington County Bar Association Bench Bar - Social Media in Litigation
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute - Social Media in the Workplace: Facebook, Twitter, foursquare & Other Web 2.0 Sites
- Workshop on Social Networking
- Pennsylvania Chamber - E-Discovery Procedures, Collecting Forensic Evidence and Liability for Social Media
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute - Discovery of Social Networking Sites in Employment Litigation
- Rob Tribeck and Cory Iannacone present - Navagating the Shark-Filled Waters of Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law
- New HR Practices for a New Era Seminar