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
ERISA claims (benefit denials)

Depending on the nature of the dispute and the client's preference, Mr. Lewinter may first attempt to settle your case prior to litigation. If the parties are unable to reach a resolution to the employee's satisfaction, however, the case may proceed to the following forums for resolution:

Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI),
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Mr. Lewinter may then proceed to file a lawsuit in either state or federal court, at which point the case will proceed to trial.

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), International Allance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 675, and Lane County Public Works Association Local 626. Mr. Lewinter also represents private sector labor unions such as 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