Together We Thrive
Experienced in ERISA, FLSA Overtime, and Class & Collective Actions
We advocate for affected groups of workers in ERISA litigation and routinely represent employees in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective actions for unpaid overtime and wages. Our team also advises benefit funds and unions on compliance, plan administration, and related disputes.
Robein, Urann, Spencer, Picard & Cangemi
represents individuals employed in the public and private sectors
in all types of labor and employment law issues and other areas of the law.
Clear Contracts,
Stronger Futures
Overtime and Wages
RUSPC lawyers have handled numerous cases in federal and state court concerning claims of improper payment or the failure to pay overtime. These cases often arise under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal law.
Discrimination and Retaliation
Federal and state law prohibit employers from engaging in discrimination based on race, sex, age, national origin and disability and also prohibits employer retaliation for asserting these claims.
Layoffs
Under federal law, called the WARN Act, employers are required to give employees 60 days advance notice of a mass layoff or plant closure, if the employer has 100 or more employees.
Benefits
Employee benefits such as pension, 401(k), severance pay and disability are often protected by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (known as ERISA).
Employment Agreements/Severance Agreements
RUSPC lawyers have experience in counseling employees about proposed employment agreements, drafting employment agreements for those employees in positions requiring such agreements and reviewing existing employment agreements to determine the employee’s contractual rights.
Family & Medical Leave Act
Covered employers must grant an eligible employee up to a total of 12 workweeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period for one or more reasons.
Whistleblower Claims
Federal and state laws protect employees who are discharged or whose working conditions are adversely affected by them and have threatened to report or have reported employer conduct that is improper or unlawful.
Empowering Workers,
Building Stronger Companies
Work Safely,
Live Fully
Noncompetition Agreements
Under Louisiana law, an employer can require an employee to sign an agreement not to compete with the employer when the employee leaves employment.
Workers’ Compensation/Longshore-Harbor Workers Act/Jones Act
Employees are entitled to weekly income benefits and coverage of their medical claims if they are injured on the job. While most claims arise under state law, if an employee who works as a longshoreman or harbor worker is injured, they are protected under federal law.
Toxic Torts
Exposure in the workplace to asbestos, sand, welding rod fumes and other substances may cause serious illnesses, including cancer.
Personal Injury
Injuries caused by third parties, such as auto accidents, are compensable under state law. RUSPC lawyers have represented individuals in these types of claims.
Recognition & Professional Leadership
because Every Action Counts
- Attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®.
- Peer-reviewed AV Preeminent® for legal ability and ethics by Martindale-Hubbell®.
- Former clerks to state and federal judges.
- Active in the ABA Labor & Employment Section, Louisiana State Bar Association Labor & Employment Section, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, and the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee.
- Frequent speakers and writers on labor and employment topics.
