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SS OTA �, WE COLE R& B ERMAN AN AT nir CROSSROADS or ltusmus. Govu;,NNi Tr R nn Lnw Labor and Employment haw Employers and management in both the private and public sectors are challenged by the constantly evolving complexities of Labor and Employment Law. Our Labor and Employment Law attorneys are both seasoned counselors and trial attorneys. We provide clients with up-to-date guidance concerning labor and employment issues. Our focus is on providing prompt, creative, efficient and responsive legal guidance to our clients tailored to the specific issues that keep our clients up at night. Labor and Employment is multidisciplinary and cuts across several practice areas and includes the collective knowledge and experience of our litigators, administrative and regulatory lawyers, as well as municipal, appellate and ethics attorneys. All work as a team to provide high-end legal representation. Employment Litigation and Arbitratlan As the laws prohibiting workplace discrimination, retaliation and harassment expand, our attorneys defend employers against these claims brought under various federal, state and local laws, including: best decision • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; • The Americans with Disabilitlas Act; • The Age Discrimination in Employment Act; • The Family Medical Leave Act; • The Equal Pay Act; • The Florida Civil Rights Act; and • The Florida Whistleblowers Act. We are, at heart , litigators as well as We defend lawsuits in Federal and State court employment law counselors. We know how to win cases and how to reach favorable settlements. Our goal is to put each client in the best leveraged position at every phase of litigation to make the best decision whether to settle or to try the case. s across Florida, including class actions and multi -plaintiff cases. Our Group also regularty defends employers against discrimination charges brought before various state and local agencies, including fhe: • U.S, Equal Employment Opport unity Commission; and • The Florida Commission on Human Relations. We also regularly handle arbitrations and civil service board and other administrative hearings for our public sector clients. We are results -oriented and have a track record of success in all forms of employment litigation. Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Our experience is primarily "owner/management" oriented. Very few firms can match the breadth of our experience and success. We regularly represent both union and non-union employers in traditional labor law matters. For clients whose employees are represented by a union, we focus on preserv ing management's right to manage its operations. Our attorneys serve as chief negotiators on behalf of management in collective bargaining or we advise the employer's chief negotiator on bargaining strategy and specific issues behind the scenes. This includes working with staff to help establish wage and benefit levels, developing proposals and making suggested changes to collective bargaining agreements. We also conduct post -negotiation training of supervisory personnel to assist in ensuring that collectively bargained changes are properly implemented. During the term of an existing contra ct, we counsel management on the administration of their contracts, including progressive discipline and grievance processing, and provide representation duringarbitrations concerning contractual and disciplinary disputes. We have a deep understanding of the inner workings of Federal and State law governing the collective bargaining process, and we work hard to ensure our clients do not run afoul of those laws. We also routinely represent our clients in administrative proceedings involving labor disputes before PERC and the NLRB.