Employment and Labor Law

Arizona Employment and Labor Law

Employment and Labor Law — Employment and labor law covers a complex network of laws that control how employers must treat employees, former employees, and applicants for employment. Sanders & Parks, P.C. attorneys have significant experience interpreting and applying state and federal statutes and case law, and drafting contracts involving the following areas:

• Arbitration
• Affirmative action
• Breach of non-compete and confidentiality agreements
• Drug testing
• Employee benefits
• Employee handbooks
• Employee privacy
• Employment contracts
• Employment discrimination
• Labor law
• Mediation
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Non-competition agreements and restrictive covenants
• Pensions and profit-sharing plans
• Sexual harassment
• Wage and hour law
• Whistleblower litigation
• Workplace violence and safety
• Wrongful/retaliatory termination
• Unions

Our cases involve application of the Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA"), the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ("WARN"), the Federal Employer’s Liability Act ("FELA"), the Occupational Safety and Health Act ("OSHA"), administrative claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), and special laws governing state, local, and municipal employment. We encourage the use of, and have successfully utilized, mediation and arbitration to minimize the time and expense related to resolving employment disputes.

Attorneys practicing in employment and labor law include the following:

• Julie D. Blumenreich
• Robert J. Bruno
• Mark R. Gilling
• Brett M. Hager
• Mark G. Worischeck