Venable's labor and employment group provides counsel on every aspect of employment law as it applies to nonprofit organizations, including:
- Employment policies and agreements
- Employee benefits
- Litigation in federal and state EEO agencies and in court
- Mediation, arbitration, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution
- Age, race, sex, disability, and other discrimination claims
- Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and comparable state statutes
- Sexual harassment allegations and investigations
- Affirmative action planning
- Employment class actions
- Hiring, firing, and promotion concerns
- Overtime rules, exempt versus non-exempt classification, and compensable time issues
- Independent contractor versus employee classification
- Executive contracts and compensation
- National labor relations board mandates for non-unionized and unionized employers
- Social media policies and practices
- Privacy concern
- Defamation claims
- Disputes with unions
- Occupational health and safety matters