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Cantrell Schuette specializes in employment law, which includes the state and federal laws that govern the workplace relationship between employers and employees. Employment law encompasses a wide range of workplace issues, including hiring, wages, benefits, discrimination, retaliation, leaves of absence, termination, and even post-employment obligations.
We focus on representing clients with important employee rights matters that require the expertise of our extremely experienced and top-tier employment lawyers. While we can assist nationwide, we primarily practice in and represent clients throughout California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and Michigan.
Below is a non-exhaustive list of areas of employment law that we regularly handle.
Non-Competes and Employee Mobility
Non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements are all forms of post-employment restrictive covenants that put limitations on workers. Nationwide there are few firms with our level of non-compete and trade secret law expertise. We provide legal guidance on non-compete and non-solicit agreements, handle cease and desist letters, and represent clients at temporary injunction hearings and trials.
Employment Litigation
We are experts at resolving disputes between employees and employers through the court system. When it makes sense, we try to resolve disputes prior to an employment lawsuit. Employment litigation covers a wide range of issues, including but not limited to:
The process of employment litigation typically involves filing a complaint, followed by a period of discovery where evidence is gathered through various methods, such as document requests, interrogatories, and depositions. Subsequently, the case may go to trial, where both sides present their arguments and evidence before a judge or jury. We have obtained substantial settlements and verdicts for our clients.
Commissions & Bonuses
Workers are often not paid all their bonuses or commissions. We have deep experience recovering unpaid commissions and bonuses in virtually every industry and at every employee level, including for C-suite professionals, recruiters/staffing, real estate brokers, blue-collar sales positions, independent contractors, and more.
Few firms have our level of experience in negotiating executive compensation packages and representing executives in compensation disputes. Executive compensation is a broad term that refers to, among other things, salary, various types of bonuses, stock options and equity grants, long-term incentive plans, health and retirement benefits, and severance and change in control agreements.
Wage and hour law refers to the body of state and federal laws that govern the minimum wage, overtime pay, bonuses/commissions, and other aspects related to compensation and working hours for employees. These laws are enacted to protect workers’ rights, ensure fair pay, and regulate working time to prevent exploitation and maintain safe and healthy working conditions. We represent clients in all aspects of wage and hour law, including filing individual and collective lawsuits concerning:
The Equal Pay Act is a federal law that aims to eliminate gender-based wage disparities by requiring equal pay for equal work. If you are a female that believes men in your same position are unfairly paid more compensation, contact us. We know the complex set of rules for determining whether an employer is violating the Equal Pay Act or other laws designed to prohibit workplace wage discrimination.
Federal and state laws prohibit workplace discrimination or harassment based on protected categories. It is also unlawful for an employer to retaliate against an employee who engages in protected conduct. We handle wrongful terminations and all other forms of workplace unlawful behavior including:
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) mandates that eligible employees receive up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for certain family and individual medical reasons. We represent employees when they or their family member has a medical situation, such as pregnancy, adoption, illness, or other condition for which the FMLA provides protected leave. Claims include:
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects employees against disability discrimination and requires reasonable accommodations in the workplace for disabled employees. Our employment law attorneys are experts in representing disabled employees relating to:
Sex harassment or abuse in the workplace is pervasive, especially in certain industries. While you may not be able to prevent harassment, you can seek accountability. Our sexual harassment attorneys have obtained significant settlements and verdicts for victims of sexual harassment.
We represent workers and business owners before federal and state agencies conducting investigations and hearings into alleged misconduct. It is imperative that an individual that holds a license issued by a federal or state agency obtain an attorney to represent them. Our attorneys handle:
Cantrell Schuette, P.A. is one of the nation’s top-tier law for resolving claims, whether those are single client or a group working collectively. We are pioneers in legal actions for recovering damages. While we are a trial law firm, we structure our firm into practice groups. That way, our senior attorneys are both trial tested and subject matter experts. Our practice groups include serious personal injury, commercial litigation, and employment law.
Disclaimer: for purposes of marketing, Cantrell Schuette, P.A. maintains two websites, www.caklegal.com (focused on commercial and employment dispute representation) and www.cakinjurylaw.com (focused on personal injury representation). You may reach us at 1-877-858-6868.