Services Offered to Employers:

• Defending Discrimination Claims
• Defending Harassment Claims
• Defending Hostile Work Environment Claims
• Defending Retaliation Claims
• Defending Injured Worker Discrimination Claims
• Defending Wrongful Discharge Claims
• Defending Sexual Harassment Claims
• Defending Whistleblowing Claims
• Defending Wage Claims
• Unemployment Hearings
• Advice and Negotiation of Separation Agreements and Severance Packages
• Mediating employer/employee disputes prior to litigation (Mr. Linder is  available to act as a third-party neutral to try to come to reasonable solutions to employment problems. Given the increasing cost of training new employees, Mr. Linder believes this can be used as a cost saving measure to employers to get resolution to common workplace issues before employment relationships have broken down to the point that they are irreparable).
• Investigating complaints of discrimination or harassment in the workplace
• Representing employers in administrative claims including unemployment hearings and investigations by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission