Brewer & Giggenbach PLLC provides both plaintiff and defense counsel in all matters relating to employment contracts and workplace discrimination claims. Based in Morgantown, West Virginia, the firm’s lawyers represent employees and employers throughout The Mountain State.

Bader Giggenbach has practiced law since 1994, and has extensive experience in employment law and business litigation. He regularly represents facility members, staff and physicians of teaching hospitals and centers of higher education. Through mediation, trial or proactive counseling on employment law issues, the team can protect client interests and find efficient, cost-effective resolutions.

Issues Facing West Virginia University Employees

The firm’s attorneys are regularly consulted by area businesses and statewide organizations, including classified and nonclassified employees for knowledgeable representation in contractual and West Virginia Public Employees Grievance Board matters involving:

  • Compensation
  • Promotion and Tenure
  • Evaluations
  • Negotiation of Contracts or Severance
  • Grievances
  • Job Performance (reprimands and sanctions) or Termination
  • Sexual Harassment Claims

Discrimination And Termination Cases

Brewer & Giggenbach PLLC represents employees or employers in issues relating to hiring, firing and workplace treatment, including:

  • West Virginia Human Rights Commission matters
  • Discrimination (race, age, gender, religion or national origin)
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Disability Discrimination (including failure to accommodate under the Americans with Disabilities Act)
  • The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)/pregnancy discrimination
  • The Pregnancy Discrimination Act
  • Wrongful Discharge/Whistleblower Retaliation
  • Deliberate intent/Mandolidis

Noncompetes And Contracts • Employer Consulting

Brewer and Giggenbach PLLC negotiates and litigates restrictive covenants ( non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements), enabling businesses to protect trade secrets or ex-employees to seek new jobs in their field. The labor and employment law team also negotiate severance packages for executives.

Clients across West Virginia seek Brewer and Giggenbach attorneys for employment law, consulting on drafting company policies and procedures, and on specific issues such as getting out of a contract or how to fire a problematic worker.

Contact Our Employment Attorneys

Brewer & Giggenbach PLLC, located in Morgantown, West Virginia offers a free phone consultation at (304) 212-7289. You can discuss your case directly with an experienced employment law attorney. Potential clients can discuss matters directly with an experienced employment law attorney.  Inquires may also be emailed to the firm to request an appointment. The firm of Brewer and Giggenbach PLLC serves clients throughout West Virginia.

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