Our collaborative team is focused on understanding your business and delivering quality, pragmatic advice to clients nationally.
Excello provides a comprehensive array of employment and labor law services. Our attorneys possess extensive experience in litigation across federal and state courts and various administrative agencies.
We regularly advise clients on the ever-expanding body of federal and state statutes and regulations impacting the employment relationship. Additionally, our employment law practice intersects with other vital areas of the firm, such as mergers and acquisitions and restructuring.
Excello’s legal services include:
Labor Management Relations:
- Union avoidance and decertification
- Union election campaigns and contract negotiations
- Handling unfair labor practices and lockouts
- Developing strike contingency plans and seeking injunctions
- Pursuing damage suits for illegal strikes
- Administering labor contracts, overseeing arbitration, and managing employee participation committees
Employment Termination:
- Handling layoffs, reductions-in-force, and wrongful discharge claims
- Addressing work relocation and plant closings, including compliance with WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act) advance notice requirements
Employment Policies Development and Litigation:
- Crafting policies on wage and hour matters, drug and alcohol testing, no-smoking initiatives, and health-related issues such as AIDS and communicable diseases
- Advising on disabilities, family and medical leave, and implementing disciplinary and grievance procedures
Employment Contracts and Agreements:
- Drafting employment contracts and confidentiality/noncompete agreements
Immigration Enforcement and Compliance:
- Assisting with business visas, permanent residency, citizenship applications, and deportation litigation
Occupational Safety and Health Compliance:
- Ensuring compliance with occupational safety and health regulations
Legislative Advocacy and Testimony:
- Analyzing legislation, preparing legislative testimony, and engaging in legislative matters
Wage and Hour Compliance:
- Addressing issues related to overtime, FLSA exemptions, conciliation, and remedial actions
- Ensuring compliance with the Service Contract Act and prevailing wage standards