Employment Services

Bricker & Eckler employment lawyers offer comprehensive services to their insurance clients in all aspects of federal, state and local employment law in the areas of litigation, counseling on employee issues, handbook and personnel policy drafting and review, and training for management and employees, including:

• Defending insurers in state and federal court actions alleging FMLA, FLSA and ERISA violations and employment discrimination and harassment, including on the basis of race, sex, disability, national origin, age, and wrongful termination.

• Responding to EEOC and state agency charges of discrimination.

• Defending against fair housing actions alleging insurance premium-related discrimination.

• Negotiating and drafting severance agreements.

• Negotiating and drafting employment and agent agreements.

• Advising insurers regarding strategies for standardizing restrictive covenant and trade-secret protection.

• Performing FLSA audits of insurers’ salaried positions.

• Advising insurers regarding the independent contractor status of agents.

• Advising insurers regarding OFCCP compliance issues.

• Advising and training management and supervisors regarding strategies to prevent and respond to union organizing efforts.

• Reviewing and drafting employee handbooks and personnel policies.

• Advising management regarding performance improvement strategies, discipline, and termination.

Additional Insurance Services

• Legislation

• Regulation

• Litigation

• Business Transactions