Addington Law

Addington Law is committed to providing high quality services and creative solutions to our clients' legal needs.

Our businesslike approach to solving legal problems distinguishes us

from other law firms. Although we are skilled courtroom advocates,

we recognize that the most aggressive (and expensive) litigation strategy

may not always be the best solution to the problem. Many situations can

be prevented with early intervention and planning.

We also recognize that most clients would prefer to spend less money on

legal services. In every matter we handle, therefore, we seek to identify

our clients' primary business objective, design a solution to fit that

objective, and then implement that solution in the most efficient

and cost effective manner possible.

Management Counseling

Our clients view us as strategic business partners, not just legal technicians.

We can comprehensively review your employee and business policies and practices to identify legal compliance issues and solve them before they become compliance problems.

We assist our clients in implementing procedural audits of their internal policies and procedures to meet governmental and best-practice compliance requirements. Then we work with our clients by training management and employees in areas of employment law to reduce the risk of lawsuits based upon an uninformed management team or workforce.

We also advise clients with respect to employment and labor implications involved in corporate restructurings, downsizings, mergers and acquisitions. We work with our clients to provide training for managers, supervisors and employees in order to assist in the prevention of employment claims and the limitation of liability connected with such claims.

Predictable Cost Solutions

We can work with our business clients to create predictable billing arrangements. A primary objective is to assure that clients can balance their need for legal services with being able to maintain their budgetary objectives. This is often accomplished by identifying potential problems and creating a plan to address them on a reasonable, proactive and predictable basis, rather than in the heat of litigation because the matter was overlooked.

Generally, once litigation has commenced it can be difficult for an employer to control litigation costs and effectively defend itself. The fast-paced and expensive nature of litigation can literally put a company out of business or force it to settle a dispute even though there may be valid defenses. Therefore, we seek to work with our clients to establish relationships and create payment options that provide some degree of predictability to our clients.

Advocacy

In recent years, litigation relating to employment has increased dramatically! Litigation concerning overtime or improper wage practices has grown faster in Florida than any other state. Recently, the Department of Labor (DOL) increased its budget to provide for 250 additional wage investigators. The focus of the DOL is shifting from employer education to increasing investigations and enforcement.

The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) reports an alarming increase in harassment, discrimination, and retaliation claims were filed last year. Moreover, it is clear that many of the laws and regulations are going to dramatically change in the very near future.

We assist our clients in defending against claims in state or federal court brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and numerous other federal, state and local employment laws.

We also litigate disputes on behalf of our clients concerning the enforceability of restrictive covenants such as noncompete, nondisclosure, nonsolicitation, and confidentaility provisions.

PRACTICE FOCUS

Alternative Dispute Resolution Appeals

Arbitrations                                     Child Labor                                      Civil Rights
Class Actions
Collective Bargaining         Constitutional Rights Confidentiality                   Constructive Discharge   Disability                     Discrimination
Drug Testing
Employee Benefits                  Evidence
Executive Contracts
Employment Counseling
Employment Litigation
Expert Witness                            Fair Labor Standards Act
FMLA                                              Family Responsibility      Handbooks                       Harassment
Human Resource Audits

Immigration

Labor Litigation

Labor Relations Act Litigation                           Mediation                                          Military Rights
NLRB
Non-Compete
OSHA/Safety
Overtime Pay
Personnel Policies                                    Pregnancy Discrimination Privacy                                            Religious Discrimination
Retainer for Consultation
Restrictive Covenants               Retirement Benefits                    Severance Packages                        Sexual Discrimination
Substance Abuse
Supervisory Training                            Trade Secrets
Union Organizing                           USERRA
Wage Hour                                          Workplace Flexibility
Workplace Harassment             Workplace Technology
Wrongful Discharge

Employment Law Advisor and Advocate