Why is L&N recognized as one of the region’s leading laws firms in representing employees? In a word, reputation – we are known for representing every client with the highest integrity and level of service. We provide frank and candid advice without “lawyer-speak,” with our sole objective to give our clients the information and insight to make informed decisions.
Our core areas of practice include:
Employees from senior executives and scientists to factory workers turn to L&N for counsel on their employment rights and protections. We represent individuals in negotiations, arbitrations, mediations and litigation in all employment-related matters and disputes. What’s more, we have successfully litigated class actions in employment and employee benefit matters.
We scale our representation to the needs of the individual, from simple advisement on an “as-needed” basis, allowing employees to negotiate their employment matter with their employer, to direct negotiations with the employer or the employers’ counsel. Our litigation work is well known for its aggressive pursuit of legal claims and their resolution for our clients.
L&N’s employee benefits practice focuses on two areas:
Strict laws and regulations govern employee benefits. However, in a changing economy, workers on all levels must be vigilant in order to obtain or protect hard-earned employee benefits.
L&N has represented thousands of Plan participants and beneficiaries in connection with claims to maintain and recover Plan benefits. We have recovered large monetary awards and settlements in righting the wrongs committed by Plan sponsors and administrators for committing misconduct or fraud. In addition, we know ERISA (the Employee Retirement Income Security Act) inside and out.
Employees are all too often promised in company handbooks or through collective bargaining agreements and other written documents that they will receive lifetime health insurance benefits. However, these promises conveniently melt away later after these employees have left employment and are forced to fend for themselves when health insurance coverage can no longer be obtained or is not affordable.
Unlike other law firms, L&N has the technical expertise in understanding federal and state statutes to determine quickly whether those benefits are protected and to advise clients of their rights. As a result, we have litigated class and individual actions successfully over health insurance losses and reductions.
Employees who are owed wages, overtime, commissions, bonuses, and other forms of compensation often turn to L&N for counsel. Our firm has represented thousands of employees in claims for overtime wages. We frequently are engaged in class action litigation against some of the largest employers.
Our insights and extensive experience in successfully resolving overtime, commission and compensation cases makes L&N a leading firm in this practice area.
Disabled individuals who receive monthly benefits are frequently harassed with unreasonable requests for additional information, surveillance, unannounced visits from insurance company representatives, or repeated demands for “independent” medical exams or tests. The goal of these insurance company tactics is to terminate benefits or to “strong-arm” an unfair claim settlement.
L&N has successfully and swiftly helped disabled individuals who face these problems. With our wealth of experience in this unique area, we quickly can negotiate settlements or restorations of denied benefits, often without the expense and delay of litigation. Other times, we have fought aggressively in court for our clients to obtain what they deserve. Many years of handling complex disability insurance issues have given us the unique perspective, litigation skills and trial strategies needed to secure damages for income disability claim denials.
State and federal whistleblower laws are designed to encourage employees to come forward to report corporate misconduct. Often, the laws provide for protections for the “whistleblower” and allow for the reporting person(s) to obtain significant financial recoveries if attacked or dismissed by their employer.
Having represented a number of whistleblowers over the years, L&N’s attorneys are skilled at investigating and developing the facts necessary for a client to maintain a successful action. Due to our highly focused practice, we can devote significant resources and time to each whistleblowing case we accept. Further, the Firm maintains good communications with the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys, all of whom can provide significant support to a whistleblower case.
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