BAERGA & QUINTANA deals exclusively with representation and legal counseling in labor and employment law matters to employers in the private sector. The services we render are provided by attorneys with excellent credentials and vast experience. We represent our clients in local and federal court litigation involving dismissals, statutory leaves, wage and hours, benefits and discrimination claims. We actively advise our clients with regards to labor policy and legislation, and represent and counsel them in representations proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board and during the process of collective bargaining. Our attorneys provide on-site seminars to managers and supervisors concerning dismissal, anti-discrimination laws and all aspects of employee supervision.

Our attorneys have vast litigation and courtroom experience, and have represented employers successfully in litigation before federal and local courts, as well as in claims and investigations pending before federal and local administrative forums, including among others, the Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division, the Labor Standards Bureau, the Anti-Discrimination Unit, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Conciliation and Arbitration Bureau, the Office of Mediation and Adjudication (OMA), the Unemployment Bureau, as well as the State Insurance Fund and the Industrial Commission, which are the regulatory and appellate entities for workers’ compensation claims.

We actively provide assistance for entrepreneurial endeavors while carefully addressing every legal aspect related to personnel administration. Our firm addresses all labor and employment issues arising from mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions, we asses the issues that emerge during the due diligence phase, determine the potential liabilities of acquired or merged companies, and assist our clients in the negotiation of agreements. Usually, business transactions involve the application of employment policies, arrangements or contracts, including collective bargaining agreements in union shops; we address and provide effective solutions to these matters within the context of the transaction and the possible liabilities.

The members of the Firm also provide seminars for business community groups on labor and employment law, including among others, the Society for Human Resources Management, the Association of Labor Relations Professionals, the Council on Education in Management, and the Department of Labor Employer’s Committee.

When requested by our clients, the Firm conducts comprehensive employment compliance and due diligence audits to address problems before they become liabilities to our clients. Also, we have extensive experience dealing with audits and investigations by the divisions and bureaus of the United States Department of Labor, and the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources, providing representation in further proceedings.