Employment Law
When it comes to employment law, businesses need effective prevention and strong advocacy. The Employment Law Group of Latham & Watkins offers both – counselors experienced in providing services, training and advice that help businesses prevent employment disputes; and litigators seasoned by defending myriad lawsuits, from individual employment claims to some of the most challenging class-action claims in recent years.
Our US employment lawyers have broad and deep experience in dealing with the full spectrum of federal and state employment laws, and our European employment lawyers have a parallel breadth of experience in the laws of European countries and the European Union. Equally important, our lawyers have extensive practical experience working closely with clients of all sizes, including industry groups, large national and multinational corporations and growing businesses. We have deep experience in class and other multiple plaintiff litigation under a wide variety of employment and civil rights laws, but at the same time place a priority on helping clients prevent costly employment disputes and litigation.
Finally, our global platform, together with our long history of seamlessly integrating multi-office staffing when appropriate, allows us to efficiently and effectively provide experienced employment counsel throughout the United States and Europe and to resolve cross-border and global employment issues.
Practice Breadth
Our employment law attorneys in the US and Europe counsel employers on almost every aspect of employment law, including:
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Representing employers and employer associations in all facets of union relations – in collective bargaining negotiations, union election campaigns, arbitrations and strikes, and in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board
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Advising on the broad array of US regulatory issues, including wage-and-hour matters, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, federal and state leave laws and ERISA litigation