Lewis Glasser represents employers in every aspect of labor and employment law. We help our clients satisfy State and Federal labor and employment regulations and counsel them to avoid conflicts. When litigation is unavoidable, we are well-prepared to represent employers in State and Federal courts and before administrative boards and tribunals.

We regularly represent our clients in every kind of employment controversy. We defend discrimination and sexual harassment complaints filed in State and Federal courts, the West Virginia Human Rights Commission and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. We defend wrongful termination suits, breach of employment contract claims and defamation and slander claims.

Our lawyers defend West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act claims and ERISA, COBRA, FMLA and similar claims alleging non-payment of benefits or discrimination in benefits. We have represented employers before the West Virginia Workers' Compensation Division, the West Virginia Unemployment Compensation Division, the West Virginia Pneumonoconiosis Board and before each of their appellate tribunals.

We help our clients recognize and handle sticky hiring, firing and other employment controversies before they arise or lead to litigation. We counsel them on compliance with State and Federal regulations. We draft employee handbooks and policies to ensure compliance with the most recent changes in the law. And we maintain model employee handbook and policy provisions for the benefit of all of our clients.

In labor matters, we manage collective bargaining negotiations with unions, draft collective bargaining agreements, arbitrate union disputes, defend and prosecute complaints filed with the National Labor Relations Board and prevent work stoppages by obtaining relief in State and Federal courts.

Our lawyers are well-represented in the emerging fields of alternative dispute resolution and mediation to resolve employment controversies outside of the courtroom.