Labor and Employment Law

Tennessee and National Labor Law Attorneys

The Nashville, Tennessee, employment and labor law offices of Stewart, Estes & Donnell, PLC, have the experienced staff and resources to address legal issues pertaining to employment and labor matters.

In addition to our litigation work, we advise clients in the development and implementation of programs and practices that reduce the possibility of employment-related litigation. We have represented employers ranging from small businesses to major corporations with operations around the world. We have also represented employees in the employee-employer relationship on many occasions.

Our employment practice addresses such issues as the following:

• Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Civil Rights Violations
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA)
• Meal and Rest Period Violations
• National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
• Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Tennessee Handicapped Discrimination Act
• Tennessee Human Rights Act (THRA)
• Tennessee Maternity Leave Act (TMLA)
• Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Act (TOSHA)
• Tennessee Workers' Compensation Act
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
• Wage and Hour Violations under State Law
• Wrongful and Retaliatory Discharge Actions

In addition to representing individual employees and employers, our employment lawyers have served as lead counsel in several of the nation’s largest wage-hour class and / or collective action cases seeking overtime wages on behalf of present and former employees, and the defense of class and/or collective action cases on behalf of employers.