Areas of Practice

General Civil Practice, Torts, Insurance Defense, Administrative Law, Arbitration, Labor and Employment Practice, Hotel Law, Federal Practice and Commonwealth Courts, Litigation and Trial Practice, Notarial Law, Horizontal Property Law, Construction, Real Estate, Foreclosures, Corporate, Eminent Domain, Environmental Law, permits processing before federal and local agencies, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice and Professional Liability, Copyright and Trademarks, Environmental Law, Arbitration, Complex and Multidistrict Litigation.

Labor Law, Employment Law, Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Alternative Dispute (ADR), American with Disability Act (ADA), Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), Arbitration, COBRA, Collective Bargaining, Compensation, Disability, Discrimination in Employment, Drugs & Alcohol Policies, Equal Employment Opportunity, ERISA, Personnel Handbooks, Harassment, Independent Contractor Status, Labor-Management Relations, Litigation Mediation, National Labor Relation Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA), Personnel Polices, Unemployment & Disability Benefits, Wages & Hours, Worker’s Compensation, Workplace Violence, Wrongful Termination & Unjust Dismissal.

 

Labor and Employment Law

Businesses increasingly require sound legal advice to help them avoid and manage labor and employment related issues. Hiring, disciplining, promoting and terminating employees – whether or not the workforce is unionized – without an eye toward possible legal consequences is potentially disastrous. Mercado & Soto can help keep these daily business decisions from becoming unnecessary legal headaches, and assist you in managing the employment problems, which will inevitably arise.

Mercado & Soto labor and employment attorneys have extensive experience representing management in virtually all aspects of labor and employment law.

We represent public and private sector clients, including many Fortune 500 companies, in major employment law issues and litigation before federal and state agencies and courts. We provide legal advice on avoiding claims, internal investigations, alternative dispute resolution and other aspects of defense of Equal Employment Opportunity claims, including sexual harassment, discrimination and other EEO issues. We counsel clients on the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, WARN, OSHA, COBRA and related benefits issues, and provide advice on hiring and firing decisions, drug testing, accident investigations, employee contract disputes, covenants not to compete, polygraph examinations, and workers’ compensation matters. We also assist clients in negotiating employment contracts and severance agreements, and in establishing employee benefits programs and drafting company employee manuals.

We also represent both private and public sector employers in labor matters including negotiations, mediation, arbitration, collective bargaining and contract administration, unfair labor practices, organizational campaigns and election proceedings.

Appropriate counsel in these areas can help prevent your business from incurring unnecessary legal expenses in defending lawsuits, and prohibits employees from unfairly competing with you or misappropriating trade secrets after they leave the company.

In today’s business environment, experienced labor and employment advice is an integral part of managing your business. Mercado & Soto welcome the opportunity to work with you in effectively managing your labor and employment related issues.