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: