The firm's labor and employment attorneys are dedicated to achieving a client's employment objectives in an efficient, cost-effective manner. The firm represents employers in matters concerning union avoidance, labor relations, drug testing, employment discrimination, wage and hour disputes, ERISA and employee benefits, wrongful discharge, disability discrimination, and employee leaves under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The firm's attorneys in this practice area represent management interests in federal and state courts in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas as well as before federal agencies such as the EEOC, the NLRB and the Department of Labor. In addition, the firm routinely advises clients on employee handbooks, employment applications, drug testing documents and other personnel documents. The firm's employment attorneys provide in-house training programs to a client's supervisors and employees on such topics as sexual harassment, union avoidance, disability accommodation and other personnel matters.