Our attorneys have extensive experience representing higher education institutions in labor and employment matters. Representing a wide range of colleges and universities – large and small, public and private – helps us to understand the cultures and complex relationships that often underlie labor and employment issues in higher education institutions. Examples of our labor and employment-related services for higher education institutions include:
- Faculty dismissal proceedings and disputes relating to tenure, promotions, and termination of faculty;
- Negotiating collective bargaining agreements and representing institutions in labor disputes, including strikes and picketing and related litigation;
- Wage and hour counseling and litigation, including class and collective action litigation;
- Counseling and litigation relating to student employees, residents, and internships;
- Advice and counseling relating to leave and disability accommodation issues for faculty, staff, student employees, and residents;
- Investigations of employment-related matters such as allegations of sexual misconduct and “whistleblower” retaliation claims;
- Drafting and review of policies and procedures, such as tenure and promotion policies, procedures for addressing complaints of sexual misconduct and discrimination, and leave and accommodation processes;
- Advice and litigation relating to public employment, such as due process and First Amendment matters.