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The majority of employment litigation claims originate with the filing of a complaint or charge at a local, state, or federal administrative agency. To avoid the strain these complaints place on employers of all size and scope, companies require a robust approach of comprehensive training and policies to protect the organization and ensure the safety of employees. When complaints are filed at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or other state agencies, employers need legal counsel with extensive experience to defend these claims throughout the United States.

Akerman’s defense lawyers have comprehensive experience in counseling and defending employers before local, state, and federal agencies against discrimination, harassment, and retaliation complaints (based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, sexual identity, religion, sex, age, disability, whistleblower, and other protected statuses); EEOC and state agency systemic discrimination investigations; wage and hour complaints and agency investigations; I-9 audits; and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and state-OSHA workplace safety and health investigations relating to workplace fatalities, chemical exposures, and other safety issues.

To help avoid administrative claims and the strain on company resources to defend against them, our team focuses on providing practical, preventative solutions companies can implement to minimize risks. Our clients, ranging from emerging businesses to multi-national corporations, rely on our proactive approach to address complex employee issues and draft employment policies, practices and procedures, and codes of conduct to prevent workplace discrimination, whistleblower, harassment, workplace safety, and retaliation claims. We provide proactive counseling through sensitivity, diversity, harassment, and other types of training for employers and their employees.

Employers also call on us for assistance and guidance with internal investigations and human resources compliance audits. Whether investigating allegations of sexual harassment, assessing proper exempt or non-exempt status of employees, or analyzing pay equity among workers, we conduct confidential inquiries and recommend informed solutions.

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