Labor and Employment Litigation

Preventing employment disputes is important to the success of any business. When employment litigation cannot be avoided, the disputes are often quite serious to the business owner in that this type of litigation often involves an allegation that state or federal statutes have been violated. From the employee’s standpoint, employment disputes not only involve a loss of earnings, but also potential damage to the employee’s reputation. Please contact Bennett Aiello Cohen & Fried to discuss your employment law issues. Our lawyers represent businesses and employees involved in employment disputes throughout South Florida.

Our trial attorneys have decades of combined experience representing businesses and individuals in disputes involving the following laws:

• Employment discrimination claims
• Non-compete and confidentiality agreements
• Administrative practice and counseling before the EEOC, FCHR, DOL and similar administrative agencies
• The Fair Labor Standards Act
• Employment discrimination and workplace harassment claims
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
• Equal Pay Act
• Rehabilitation Act
• Americans with Disability Act (ADA)
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• ERISA violations
• WARN compliance and RIF counseling
• Whistleblower and retaliation claims
• Defamation, fraud, invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and other common law claims in the workplace

Proactively dealing with any employment dispute is the first step in avoiding costly litigation, morale declines, and poor productivity. We also can work with you to draft thorough employee handbooks, non-compete agreements, confidentiality agreements, and employment contracts. We represent executives and other highly compensated individuals in the negotiation and drafting of employment agreements.

To learn more about our employment law practice, please contact Bennett Aiello Cohen & Fried.