Small Business Employment Law

Columbus Small Business Employment Law Attorneys

Few areas of law affect small- and medium-sized businesses more profoundly than employment law. Since employment law covers the close relationship between employer and employee, disputes can be very emotional. They can also be very costly for the employer, because courts often order the employer to pay for the employee's legal expenses following a verdict in the employee's favor.

At Mowery Youell & Galeano, Ltd., in Dublin, Ohio, our lawyers provide a wide range of employment law services to small- and medium-sized businesses, including:

• Drafting employee handbooks and policies
• Representing employers in employment discrimination claims, including allegations of discrimination on the basis of age, sex, pregnancy, race, disability, national origin, and religion
• Compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), if this law applies to your company
• Representing employers in sexual harassment claims
• Representing employers in wage-and-hour claims, such as overtime and commission disputes
• Dealing with unemployment compensation claim disputes
• Employer/Labor contract negotiations
• Advising employers about retaining information in personnel files
• Advising employers about terminations
• Negotiating severance packages
• Drafting and enforcing noncompete agreements

One of the strengths of our law firm is our ability as trial lawyers. Our attorneys have obtained some of the largest plaintiff verdicts in employment law cases in central Ohio. As your attorneys, we will not urge you into litigation unless we think it is in your best financial interests to do so. At the beginning of your case, we help you with an economic assessment of the case so you can best decide whether to litigate or negotiate the matter. In the end you will make all decisions about your employment law case. We make sure those are informed decisions.

We represent both retail and manufacturing businesses of up to 200 employees. We often provide full-service business representation to companies that do not have in-house legal services.

For more information, contact an attorney at our firm. From our office in Dublin, we represent small- and medium-sized businesses in employment law matters throughout the Columbus metro area and central Ohio.