Employment Law

Andrew Lewinter is a Eugene, Oregon lawyer who handles a variety of individual employment claims, including illegal discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract, and employee benefits.

Mr. Lewinter represents employees in the following areas:

Discrimination based on race, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, religion, disability or age
Sexual harassment or sexual orientation harassment
Discrimination for having applied for workers' compensation benefits
Wrongful termination (including termination for having taken leave under the Oregon Family Leave Act)
Minimum wage and overtime violations (including collective actions)
Retaliation claims
Employer-mandated arbitrations
Negotiation of employment contracts
Workers' Compensation discrimination

Mr. Lewinter will attempt to settle your case. If the parties are unable to reach a resolution to the employee's satisfaction, however, the case may proceed to any one of the following forums for resolution:

Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI),
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Arbitration
Oregon or federal court

Labor Union Representation

Mr. Lewinter's clients have included public sector labor unions, such as the National Education Association of Santa Fe (NEA-Santa Fe), and private sector labor unions, such as the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 480, and Local 618 of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM).

Mr. Lewinter provides the following services to labor union clients:

Collective bargaining
Advocacy in Grievance Arbitrations
Representation before federal government agencies, such as the NLRB
Representation before state agencies, such as the Oregon Employment Relations Board
Advice on Compliance with the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (also known as the Landrum-Griffin Act or LMRDA), including help with internal union elections and in the preparation of LM reports