Richard C McCrea Jr

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Labor & Employment

As the U.S. labor market continues to evolve over the coming decades, adapting to three major trends will be vital for employers. First, changing workforce demographics, size and focus will become a key issue in the provision of professional services – particularly as the baby boom generation continues to age. Second, increasing globalization means that national borders will become a greater challenge for companies to manage, in terms of both their immigration and international commerce requirements. Lastly, the rapid pace of technological change will continue to have a tremendous impact on both the workforce and the workplace.

Greenberg Traurig’s Labor & Employment Practice provides an array of workplace strategies and legal counsel, including practical and efficient consulting, technical assistance and litigation services. Our team understands the business impact of labor and employment issues. We have the varied experience needed to help organizations analyze options, make informed decisions and take effective action.

In addition, we offer clients the benefits of GT’s culture of collaboration, in which our attorneys frequently join forces, between offices and cities, in order to deliver the services you need. In this way, you can take advantage of GT’s national and international capabilities without having to travel beyond your local office.

Labor Relations, Collective Bargaining and Union Activities

Our attorneys offer a wide range of services, from initial counseling to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and National Mediation Board proceedings. We help employers maintain positive relations with their employees while avoiding the expense and disruption of litigation.

Federal and State Agency Practice

Our attorneys have experience representing management before the:
* National Labor Relations Board
* National Mediation Board
* Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
* U.S. Department of Labor
* U.S. Department of Justice
* Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
* Division of Occupational Safety and Health
* State fair employment practices agencies
* Various other state and federal agencies enforcing employment laws

Employer Counseling, Training and Policy Development

We provide daily representation and advice to employers regarding compliance with federal, state and local employment laws, including the:
* Fair Labor Standards Act
* State wage and hour laws
* Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and state equivalents, Title VII, and state and local employment practices acts
* Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
* Federal and state workplace safety and environmental laws

We are also able to provide consultation regarding:
* Other compliance issues, including those related to hiring and termination procedures and employee manuals
* Drafting of policies, employment agreements, non-competition agreements and severance agreements
* Training for employers and their managers on various issues, including sexual and other forms of harassment, workplace violence, diversity and unionization
* Workplace environmental and safety laws
* Discrimination and protected status laws
* Employment and architectural barrier provisions of the ADA

Litigation

Greenberg Traurig provides effective workforce strategies through consulting and litigation. This gives us a unique perspective on strategies for public and private employers faced with litigation issues, including employment discrimination, sexual harassment, breach of contract and non-compete agreements, wrongful termination, lawsuits under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and class action lawsuits.

We routinely appear before state, federal and local agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board, Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

We also provide a complete range of services for labor relations, from initial counseling to NLRB hearings to appellate court practice, striving to assist employers in maintaining positive relations with their employees and avoiding the disruption of litigation.

Greenberg Traurig has broad ERISA experience. One of our attorneys was a principal designer and one of the drafters of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and his publications have been cited on numerous occasions by the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal and state courts.

Defense Capabilities
* Class Actions
* Discriminations and harassment
* Wage and hour
* Trade secrets and unfair competition
* ERISA
* Workplace violence
* Collective bargaining and related matters
* Unfair labor practices
* Union arbitrations
* Workplace environmental and safety

Business Immigration

We can provide direction for corporate strategies regarding inbound and outbound immigration, including:
* Temporary and permanent visas
* Training and counseling on employer sanctions, compliance and I-9 requirements
* Deemed export rule compliance
* Also see Immigration Practice

Representative Industry Experience

Our employment law attorneys have experience advising clients in a wide range of industries, including:
* Building services
* Computers/high-tech
* Construction
* Entertainment
* Financial services
* Health care
* Hospitality
* Insurance
* Maritime
* National trade associations
* Professional services
* Restaurant
* Retail
* Transportation

Labor and Employment Services

Greenberg Traurig’s experienced labor and employment lawyers can deliver consulting, technical assistance and litigation services in the following areas:
* Age discrimination (ADEA)
* Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
* AIDS-related issues
* Alternative Dispute Resolution
* Affirmative Action compliance
* Arbitration
* Collective bargaining
* Constitutional torts
* Covenants not to compete
* Domestic and workplace violence
* Downsizing and rightsizing
* Drug and alcohol abuse
* Emergency planning
* Employee benefits litigation (ERISA)
* Employee discipline, evaluation, and discharge
* Employee handbook preparation
* Employment agreements
* Executive compensation and incentive arrangements
* Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
* Federal, state and local administrative charges
* Foreign employment
* Gender discrimination
* Government contracting
* Governmental entities (§1983 litigation)
* Glass ceiling audits
* Grievance arbitration
* H-1b compliance investigations
* Hiring and interviewing procedures
* I-9 verification and INS investigations
* Immigration-related discrimination
* Intentional infliction of emotional distress
* Internet policies
* OCAHO employer sanctions and discrimination hearings
* Labor relations counseling
* Labor relations litigation
* Leased/contingent work force matters
* Management education and seminars
* Mediation
* Mergers and acquisitions
* National Labor Relations Act matters (NLRA)
* National Mediation Board proceedings (NMB)
* Occupational safety and health requirements (OSHA)
* OFCCP audit defense
* OWBPA
* Personnel policies and procedures
* Privacy of employees
* Public sector labor relations
* Race discrimination
* Railway Labor Act matters
* Reductions-in-force, plant relocation and closing and mass layoff counseling and litigation (WARN)
* Severance procedures
* Settlement agreements
* Sexual harassment
* Strikes and lockouts
* Supervisor training
* Technology and employee rights
* Telecommuting
* Title VII
* Trade secrets and competitive information
* Training in the workplace
* Unfair labor practice charges
* Union avoidance
* Visa processing
* Wage and hour documentation, audits, compliance
* Workplace violence
* Workplace investigations
* Wrongful discharge

Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer - National Board of Legal Specialty Certification

Richard C McCrea Jr
Greenberg Traurig
Courthouse Plaza #100
625 E Twiggs St
Tampa FL 33602
Tel: 813 318-5700
Fax: 813 318-5900
E-mail: mccrear@gtlaw.com

Richard C. McCrea, Jr. ("Rich") is a jury trial lawyer specializing in employment, civil rights and restrictive covenant litigation.

Areas of Concentration
* Employment Litigation
* Restrictive Covenants
* Civil Rights

Experience
* Labor & Employment
* Government Litigation