Our Employment Practices Group helps employers comply with state and federal employment laws. We help employers mitigate employee disputes. We represent employers in investigations by, among others, the EEOC, OSHA, NLRB, and the Department of Labor. We defend employers in wage and hour lawsuits.

We work directly with your managers on daily compliance and policy issues, including compliance with the following laws:

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
• Americans with Disabilities Act  
• Family and Medical Leave Act 
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act  
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Arkansas Minimum Wage and Medical Marijuana Laws
• Arkansas unemployment statutes

We also routinely represent employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the state and federal Departments of Labor. 

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW PRACTICE AREAS

Gill Ragon Owen’s labor and employment law practice areas include:

• Class and Collective Action Defense
• Wage and Hour Compliance and Litigation
• Employment Practices Liability Defense
• Drafting and enforcing Personnel Policies, Employment Agreements, and Restrictive Covenants
• Human Resources Counseling and Training
• Supervisor Training for Employment Law Compliance
• Regulatory Claims with agencies such as the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, Arkansas Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, and the EEOC
• Assisting with workplace investigations