Backus · Carranza attorneys have extensive experience representing hotels, casinos, physician groups, hospitals, law firms, contractors, engineering firms, architects, manufacturers and other employers in a wide variety of employment and labor related matters.  This includes:

• negotiating employment contracts and contract development to employment dispute resolution in arbitration, mediation and trial.
• defense of administrative claims and lawsuits under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), American with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) including claims for age discrimination, racial discrimination, sex discrimination, sexual harassment, religious discrimination, before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions (EEOC), the Nevada Equal Rights Commission (NERC), Nevada state courts, Nevada federal courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.
• defense of administrative claims and lawsuits under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
• development of employee manuals, medical leave policies, sexual harassment policies, anti-discrimination policies, drug testing policies, and other employment documents for employers including progressive discipline policies and termination procedures.
• Firm members educate employers and industry members by speaking and providing training on a wide variety of employment law issues including the matters outlined above.