Practice Areas

Labor & Employment Law

Employment Attorneys in Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh law firm of Grossinger Gordon Vatz, LLP is committed to helping people throughout Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania handle complex employment law matters. Laws governing the workplace are constantly changing, regulating the hiring and firing of employees, workplace conduct and pension and fringe benefits. We help individuals and small businesses navigate the maze of laws that control our work lives.

Skilled Employment Discrimination Lawyer

Since the mid-1960’s, state and federal laws have increasingly affected the hiring and firing of employees. Although Pennsylvania follows the rule of Employment at Will, employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees because of age, race, sex, disability, religion or nationality. Our employment attorneys represent employees and small businesses in charges of employment discrimination before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC), and in Federal and Pennsylvania Courts brought under employment law statutes including:

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA)
• Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law

Experienced Employment Attorney

In addition to employment discrimination claims, many employment law cases involve the writing, interpretation or enforcement of employment contracts. Some employees have contracts with their employers that restrict their right to work after termination of employment, called covenants not to compete. We assist our clients with drafting, reviewing, and negotiating employment contracts with these provisions, and with contracts involving trade secrets or severance agreements, and will go to court when necessary to enforce or defend against claims for violations.

We also represent clients who are seeking benefits for unemployment compensation, in hearings before unemployment compensation referees.

Contact our Pittsburgh Employment Lawyers

If you have suffered workplace discrimination or need an experienced Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania employment law attorney for any other employment law problem, please contact the attorneys at Grossinger Gordon Vatz, LLP. Our partners can be reached by phone at (412) 391-3030 or by e-mail.

Our employment law attorneys serve clients in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, including Allegheny County, Washington County, Butler County, Beaver County, and Westmoreland County, and the cities of Washington, Butler, Beaver, Westmoreland, Monroeville, McKeesport, Greensburg, and the Cranberry Township.