OUR PROACTIVE APPROACH TO ASSISTING EMPLOYERS

Keeping up with changes in employment law can be challenging for business owners and managers, but AKC Law is here to help.

Our attorneys stay current on legal developments and trends so we can provide up-to-date guidance to our clients to allow for their compliance with the law.

Since 1944, AKC Law has effectively advised and assisted employers with a wide array of employment law issues that include:

  • Appropriate hiring and firing, performance evaluation, lay-offs, and reductions-in-force
  • Employment contracts
  • Confidentiality agreements
  • Employee handbooks and policies, including the necessary training to ensure compliance
  • Training on sexual harassment prevention, employee hiring, discipline, and discharge, and documentation techniques
  • Employee duty of loyalty, fiduciary duties, and unfair competition
  • Misappropriation of confidential information and trade secrets
  • Workers’ compensation
  • I-9 and employment eligibility verification issues
  • Whistleblower and retaliation claims
  • Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
  • Title VII discrimination claims, including sexual harassment
  • Nebraska Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA) claims
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) wage and hour issues
  • 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims
  • OSHA/workplace safety related matters
  • National Labor Relations Board’s unfair labor practices

WHEN DISPUTE RESOLUTION DOESN’T WORK, COUNT ON OUR EXPERIENCED LITIGATORS

Our attorneys are known for providing creative and innovative solutions to avoid employment disputes; however, sometimes litigation is necessary.

When this happens, AKC Law has experienced litigators with the depth of experience, thoroughness, and confidence you expect from your attorney to guide you through the dispute process.

Employment Law Attorneys

Harvey B. Cooper

Harvey B.
Cooper

Partner
Corporate & Business Law, Employment Law, Manufacturing Law
Julie M. Ryan

Julie M.
Ryan

Associate
Appellate Law, Civil Litigation, Employment Law, Insurance Defense, Med-Mal Defense