The North Carolina firm of Poyner Spruill LLP has an extensive practice in the intricate field of employment law. Our lawyers assist our corporate and individual clients in obtaining and maintaining their legal rights and responsibilities in the work place. Poyner & Spruill attorneys' areas of practice include, but are not limited to, advice, negotiations regarding or representation in litigation for the following:

FMLA (Family and Medical leave Act); Termination, Transfer, or Promotion Policies; Employment Agreements; Corporate Handbooks and Employee and Management Training; Overtime Compensation; Disciplinary Procedures; EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity); Sexual Harassment; Child Labor Laws; Personnel Confidentiality; Dress Codes; Age Discrimination; Religious Harassment; Safety Hazards in the Workplace; OSHA Requirements; Drug testing; Sickness and Disabilities; AIDS related issues; The Americans with Disabilities Act, Rest Breaks; Layoffs; Disciplinary Procedures; Company Insurance Coverage; Worker's Compensation; Right to Work issues, Company Insurance Fraud; Property Loss, Theft or Embezzlement; Job Related Injury; Involuntary Transfer or Relocation of Personnel; Minimum Wages; Liabilities of Companies, Corporations, Partnerships and Sole Owners and other instances of employment law in North Carolina.

This group assists employers in developing and/or refining personnel policies and procedures, in developing and providing strategies related to employment issues, disciplinary procedures, confidentiality standards, dress codes, and in defending employment cases before various administrative agencies and in the North Carolina state courts as well as federal agencies such as the Department of Labor (DOL).

Poyner Spruill LLP strives for excellence in practice and is structured for flexibility in today's changing North Carolina State and Federal employment laws. The full resources of our interdisciplinary firm can be focused on any specific problem brought to us by our clients.