Kummer Kaempfer
Your Nevada Law Firm
Labor & Employment
Employer. Employee. Most of us will fall into one of these two categories during the course of our lifetime. Quite possibly, both. Large and small, employers everywhere strive to create a positive and productive work environment for their employees and seek to build relationships based on mutual trust and open communications. Even with the best intentions, workplace disputes are inevitable, and issues often times arise that require the expertise of an experienced labor and employment lawyer to help maneuver through the complex laws governing employers’ and employees’ rights and responsibilities.
Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario's employment law group offers a full complement of employment law services including employment contract consulting, negotiation and drafting; employment practices and policy counseling; and employment discrimination litigation. They frequently consult on a wide range of employment issues such as unemployment insurance, workplace safety, and worker’s compensation.
The Firm’s attorneys routinely receive the highest ratings granted by the prestigious Martindale Hubbell organization, a highly respected ranking in the legal community. Kummer Kaempfer attorneys are frequently contacted for their understanding and expertise on key employment statutes including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), American with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act. The Labor and Employment attorneys frequently interact and appear before the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC), the Nevada Labor Commission and the Nevada Equal Rights Commission.
Practice Highlights:
- Receiving a favorable decision from the Nevada Supreme Court on behalf of the State of Nevada regarding a benefits-related issue
- For more than 10 years, handling numerous hearings and appearing before the EEOC and other governmental entities
- Advising and representing the Nevada Employment Security Division on myriad issues involving unemployment insurance, taxation and workman’s compensation
- Successfully representing clients in state and Federal court on proceedings involving discrimination, hostile work environment, disability and FMLA issues
- Providing counsel and preparing employment policy handbooks
- Regularly advising in-house counsel and providing litigation services to a number of corporations and individual business owners throughout the state of Nevada and the U.S.
- Advising clients on establishing workplace policies for disciplinary procedures, standards of conduct, employee evaluations and benefits-related issues in addition to providing guidance on developing procedures for progressive discipline