Employment & Labor

Providing a Team Solution to Issues Facing Employers

The employment law attorneys at Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, L.L.P. provide a team solution to the array of issues facing employers today. We do not just defend you when there is a problem. Our attorneys partner with you from the outset to provide you with options to maximize your ability to run your business while minimizing your legal risk.

Our employment law clients range from Fortune 500 companies such as Sears Holdings Corporation and American Electric Power, to startup businesses. We serve clients throughout the state and nation.

Our group is ready to assist whether you need an employment contract, a drug and alcohol testing policy, or an attorney to draft and help implement a reduction in force program. We can even walk through a termination decision with you at 3 p.m. on a Friday.

The Employer's Legal Resource

Our employment group provides a free monthly e-newsletter addressing everything from practical pointers for your day-to-day employment challenges to updates on critical court cases and legislation. To subscribe to The Employer’s Legal Resource please visit http://newsletters.dsda.com

Examples of our employment legal services can be broken down into categories:

Employment Planning, Compliance, and Investigations

• Compliance with a myriad of employment laws
• Covenants not to compete, nondisclosure, non-solicitation
• Drafting employee handbooks and policies
• Drug and alcohol policies and testing (Department of Transportation and state-based requirements)
• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) issues
• OSHA compliance and inspections
• Reductions-in-force design and implementation
• Severance agreements and waivers
• Training and compliance
• OFCCP investigations

Employment Litigation

• Administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the state Human Rights Commission (e.g., the OHRC), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Oklahoma Department of Labor
• Defending employers in cases brought under Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
• Defending employers in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) wage and hour claims and class actions
• Defending employers when they are sued by an employee or government entity
• Pregnancy Discrimination Act
• WARN Act
• Wrongful discharge claims
• Workers’ Compensation retaliatory discharge claims
• Resolving employment tax disputes with taxing authorities
• Non-compete and non-solicitation agreement disputes

Labor Law

• Grievance arbitrations for public and private employers
• Interest arbitrations for municipal employees
• National Labor Relations Act issues
• Representing employers before the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)
• Representing employers before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
• Unfair labor practice disputes
• Union representation elections

ERISA and Employee Benefits: Planning through Litigation

• Benefit plan design, compliance & correction
• COBRA health benefit continuation
• ERISA plans and disputes
• Executive and deferred compensation
• ERISA litigation

Immigration

• Immigration issues ranging from simple I-9 compliance to bringing international talent to your stateside operations
• Representing clients before administrative agencies
• Immigration litigation

To discuss your case with an employment law attorney at the Firm, please feel free to email or call any of the below-listed attorneys. We have offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.