Practice Areas & Industries: Miller Nash LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Miller Nash provides complete employment law and labor relations services to private- and public-sector employers, in both union and nonunion environments.

Our work includes:

• Employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, wage-and-hour, employment contract, and other employment-related litigation and arbitration involving both single plaintiffs and class actions
• Collective bargaining, both at the bargaining table and in support of the employer's own negotiators
• "Best Practices" employment advice and counseling to prevent litigation and resolve conflicts within employment settings
• Drafting and reviewing employee handbooks and policies
• Employment contract preparation and interpretation
• Noncompetition and confidentiality agreement preparation and interpretation
• Leaves of absence and disability accommodation issues
• Wage-and-hour compliance analysis
• Representation at unfair labor practice and representation proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board and public employer boards
• Employee grievances and arbitration representation and advice
• Occupational safety and health citation appeals
• Affirmative action compliance
• Employment proceedings before the EEOC and state and local agencies
• Handling all aspects of the appellate process, including identifying and preserving potential appellate issues while the case is still in trial and providing assessments of the merits and likelihood of success of an appeal after trial

Miller Nash is the Oregon and Washington representative of the Employment Law Alliance (ELA), a powerful legal resource for management. The ELA is a global alliance of 2,000 of the finest employment and labor lawyers from more than 20 nations dedicated to assisting employers. It has a presence in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and more than 300 cities around the globe, making it the most comprehensive network of employment and labor law attorneys in the world. The ELA is made up of established independent firms, linked together to provide a quick response to clients' needs and innovative solutions to employment and labor law issues. Each member of the ELA has an employment and labor law practice committed to excellence, integrity, and innovation.