Our firm has a long history of providing full-service counsel to employers, and we have broad transactional and litigation experience in employment matters.  Lewis Thomason’s labor and employment attorneys also advise clients on day-to-day employment issues.  We also regularly conduct training, audits, and workshops to keep our clients knowledgeable about the latest legal requirements and trends to help them avoid the common pitfalls of today’s workplace.

Employment

Our attorneys are adept at as drafting employment contracts, manuals, leave policies, non-compete and separation agreements, and other policies to minimize the likelihood of employment-related issues and misconduct.  We also have extensive experience defending all types of employment disputes before administrative agencies and state and federal trial and appellate courts.  We routinely provide counsel on issues of race, sex, and age discrimination, retaliation, overtime compensation and pay equity, family and medical leave, disability accommodations, occupational safety and hazards, employee benefits, workers’ compensation, and much more.

In addition to drafting employment policies, we have significant experience investigating claims of employee misconduct, which allows us to advise managers on best practices to avoid litigation.  We also provide training for management employees and educational seminars for our clients’ workforces.

Workers’ Compensation

Lewis Thomason serves large and small businesses and their insurance carriers across the state of Tennessee.  We routinely guide our clients through the complex web of workers’ compensation rules and regulations.  We advise clients on the interplay of workers’ compensation, the American with Disabilities Act, and Family and Medical Leave Act and how they affect business goals.  Our attorneys have long term litigation and mediation experience on the many different applications of workers’ compensation, from the administrative level all the way through the Supreme Court.

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