Practices

Labor, Employment & Immigration
Where Workplace Management and the Law Work. Together.  

Whether bulletproofing clients against discrimination claims, defeating harassment litigation at summary judgment or drafting and enforcing strategic employment agreements, Winstead attorneys know that the best workplace disputes are those that never occur.

Conflict prevention is a major component of Winstead’s multiple strength Labor, Employment & Immigration Practice Group.

Minimizing risks when disputes do arise, ensuring regulatory compliance and improving clients’ competitive opportunities are our other concerns.

We advocate before administrative law judges and government agencies. Intervene at the earliest stages of litigation. Persuade juries at trial. Counsel and train clients in claim avoidance. Prevail in union negotiations at arbitration. Expedite immigration and employment visas.

In discrimination actions and collective wage and hour claims nationwide, we regularly advance protective and decisive resolutions.

With extensive achievements in managing Texas-based labor and employment issues for national employers, Winstead attorneys are lead and co-counsel to clients in energy, retail, transportation, banking, technology, telecommunications, health care, hospitality, engineering, construction and manufacturing.

Winstead attorneys advise clients on all aspects of employee-employer relationships including:

  • Affirmative Action Plans and Compliance
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals
  • Collective Bargaining
  • Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
  • Disparate Treatment and Disparate Impact Claims
  • Employment Agreements and Contracts
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • ERISA
  • Family and Medical Leave Act
  • National Labor Relations Board
  • Nonsubscriber Defense
  • Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
  • OSHA Citations
  • SEC 806 Sarbanes Oxley Whistleblower Retaliation
  • Texas Commission on Human Rights Act
  • Texas Workforce Commission
  • Title VII
  • Unfair Labor Practices
  • U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  • U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs
  • Wage-Hour Issues and Disputes
  • Workers Compensation Retaliation

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