Corporations and liability insurers engage attorneys from Wright, Robinson, Osthimer & Tatum to represent management in employment-related planning and disputes. The Firm’s employment attorneys routinely advise on safe hiring and termination practices, and create and revise policy manuals and employee handbooks. They also train employees on sexual harassment and other employment issues. The Firm’s employment clients have included international high-technology companies, banking institutions, retailers, electric utilities, colleges and universities, restaurants, medical practices, prisons, professional practices, large real estate management companies, small businesses, insurance companies and non-profit organizations.

Wright, Robinson, Osthimer & Tatum attorneys also advise employers regarding the unique issues relating to labor unions. The Firm’s attorneys have conducted union campaigns on behalf of employers, negotiated collective bargaining agreements, and conducted numerous labor arbitrations.

When employment disputes evolve into claims, Wright, Robinson, Osthimer & Tatum employment attorneys defend employers in state and federal courts and regulatory agencies, as well as in alternative dispute resolution proceedings. The Firm’s attorneys defend clients against claims of wrongful termination, invasion of privacy, wage and hour violations, workplace violence, disability discrimination, sexual harassment, defamation, alleged FMLA violations, and age, race and gender bias (including tenure disputes).