Our firm represents clients in employer – employee disputes, including Title VII, ADA, Wage and Hour, and disputes arising from employment contracts, covenants not to compete, and confidentiality agreements. Our employment and labor lawyers provide an array of services to a variety of clients:

Business, Corporate and Governmental Unit Clients

• Prepare or assist in the preparation of employee handbooks, employment contracts and restrictive covenants.
• Represent clients in employment litigation cases.
• Advise on employee terminations and reduction in force issues.
• Assist clients with compliance and advice for Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (discrimination actions based on race, religion, gender, age and sexual orientation).
• Advise and assist clients in working with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on their cases referred to that body.
• Advise and assist with compliance with various North Carolina anti-discrimination laws.
• Assist clients in negotiation, mediation or arbitration contexts to arrive at effective and appropriate settlements in employment cases or controversies.

Individual Clients

• Assist clients in understanding their individual rights as employees under the appropriate federal and state employment laws, such as Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (discrimination actions based on race, religion, gender, age and sexual orientation).
• Negotiate effective outcomes in client employment cases and commence litigation where appropriate.
• Assist clients in presenting cases before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Attorneys:
Scott H. Dunnagan