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<br />III <br /> <br />SH~!TS <br />BO~EN <br />LLP <br /> <br /> <br />Labor & Employment <br />Shutts & Bowen's Labor & Employment Practice Group represents private <br />and public sector employers in a variety of labor and employment matters, <br />The firm has defended management in federal and state court lawsuits <br />involving employment discrimination, sexual harassment, minimum wage and <br />overtime compensation, employment contracts, and disability issues under <br />the Americans with Disabilities Act. The firm also represents clients in <br />investigations and audits by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity <br />Commission, the Florida Commission on Human Relations, the U.S, <br />Department of Labor and other administrative agencies, and in connection <br />with union elections and unfair labor practice charges before the National <br />Labor Relations Board, We also represent employers involved in arbitration, <br />mediation. or other alternate dispute resolution forums. <br /> <br />In addition to our litigation practice, we advise clients on a variety of federal, <br />state and local labor and employment laws, We provide legal input into <br />decisions regarding hiring, terminations, discipline, reorganizations, <br />reductions-in-force and other personnel matters, This advice involves such <br />matters as reviewing personnel policies for issues concerning equal <br />employment opportunity, family and medical leave, drug testing, <br />accommodation of disabilities, progressive discipline, compensation and <br />benefits. We advise clients on union avoidance, including assisting clients in <br />responding to union organizing drives. Our goal is to help our clients solve <br />legal problems without needless expenditure of time and money, <br /> <br />Our private sector clients include employers in various fields such as retail <br />department stores, hotels, restaurants, entertainment, health care, <br />construction, banks, manufacturing, cruise lines, airlines, schools, <br />amusement parks, personnel leasing and high technology industries. Our <br />representation of cities, counties, and other public employers throughout <br />Florida involves issues similar to those in the private sector, We also handle <br />public employment issues under the United States Constitution and Florida <br />law, including qualified immunity for public officials. <br /> <br />The Group advises employers and litigates in the following areas: <br /> <br />. Employment Discrimination <br />. Sexual Harassment <br />. Wage and Hour Audits <br />. Personnel Policies <br />. Labor Union Avoidance <br />. Family and Medical Leave <br />. NLRB Elections <br />. Reductions-in-ForceIWARN Act <br />. NLRB Unfair Labor Practice Charges <br />. Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) <br />. Collective Bargaining <br />. Privacy Issues <br />. Child Labor Laws <br />. Unemployment Compensation <br />. Drug Testing <br />