Employment Section

The firm provides superior representation to a variety of private and public employers in the state of Alaska on employment issues. The services provided include audit review and preparation of personnel policies and employee handbooks, representation before municipal, state and federal administrative bodies including the Alaska State Commission on Human Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division.

The firm has also represented employers in a variety of employment-related lawsuits including defense of wrongful discharge suits, defense of class actions alleging wage and hour violations, defense of sexual harassment and other discrimination lawsuits, and related tort and contract claims. The Employment Section is comprised of attorneys who have substantial jury trial experience and success in defending employment-related litigation on behalf of employers. The firm's clients include the largest private employer in the state, the State of Alaska, construction contractors and subcontractors, retail businesses, the resort industry, hospitals located in the state, physicians, and dentists

Employers in Alaska can contact the firm for advice on avoiding employment lawsuits as well as a vigorous and often times successful defense of employment-related lawsuits. The lawyers in this section are authorized to practice in State Court, Federal District Court, as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Our Practice Areas: Employment Section