Labor &
Employment

Brown Fox is prepared to assist businesses on employment matters ranging from preventative counseling to administrative charges and litigation.

Preventative Counseling

Brown Fox best serves its clients before a claim is made or lawsuit is filed. Our attorneys regularly draft company policies, handbooks, and provide preventative on-site inspections and training for management. Brown Fox also provides counseling regarding employee discipline or discharge decisions, drafting of employment contracts, wage and hour issues, and medical leave decisions.

Litigation

From the moment you learn of a charge or lawsuit filed, we will go to work establishing your company's best defense. Brown Fox attorneys are equipped to represent clients in the following areas:

  • Employment discrimination cases, including claims related to age, race, national origin, gender, disability, equal pay, sexual orientation, and retaliation
  • Sexual harassment
  • Wrongful discharge claims
  • Wage and hour disputes
  • Employment contract disputes
  • Non-compete litigation
  • OSHA matters
  • FMLA claims
  • Reductions in force/WARN Act
  • Employment torts
  • Civil Rights litigation
  • Unemployment claims and disputes
  • Workers’ compensation, including non-subscriber matters

Practice Area Chair: Russ Brown

Russ focuses his practice on labor & employment law. He is a five-time Thomson Reuters "Rising Star" and D Magazine named Russ one of the top lawyers in Dallas under 40 years old. Russ regularly represents clients ranging from local and global employers to corporate executives litigating employment agreements and restrictive covenants.

Learn more about Russ