Ms. Ellen Leibovitch, a Florida Board Certified Labor and Employment Attorney, is a partner in the Boca Raton office and she heads our Labor and Employment Law Practice. Ms. Leibovitch focuses her practice on labor and employment law counseling and litigation, as well as commercial and business litigation.
Ms. Leibovitch counsels and assists clients on the full-range of labor and employment matters. She drafts, analyzes, and evaluates employee handbooks; and she prepares employment, non-compete, confidentiality, severance, separation, independent contractor and other employment-related agreements. Ms. Leibovitch has made numerous employment-related presentations to clients and to business and other organizations including:
- developing and implementing policies and practices against harassment and discrimination
- effective use of employee handbooks and personnel policies
- implementing diversity programs
- enforcing and challenging enforcement of non-compete agreements
- investigating and remedying harassment and discrimination complaints
- how to navigate wage and hour, I-9, workers compensation and other audits by federal and state agencies
- navigating the Fair Labor Standards Act's statutory and regulatory requirements
- recognizing and preventing harassment in the work place
- records retention requirements and programs
Ms. Leibovitch has substantial and significant bench and jury trial experience. She litigates cases in state and federal courts and represents clients at governmental agency proceedings. The types of matters she handles include the following:
- age, race, disability and gender discrimination
- Family & Medical Leave Act violations
- breach of partnership and other contractual issues
- claims against businesses under Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990
- overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act
- sexual and other forms of harassment
- non-compete, non-solicitation and other restrictive covenants
- theft of trade secrets