Wayne Edward Pinkstone

My practice focus is in labor and employment matters with significant experience in assisting in-house counsel, human resources executives and company officials in identifying and solving workplace legal issues. My clients include employers in the health care, manufacturing, service, retail, technology and financial industries.

I have extensive experience in developing strategies and tactics to help contain costs associated with employee-relations, personnel and labor issues. I advise clients on leave and disability matters at the federal and state level and on employment discrimination, diversity, sexual harassment, workplace safety, wage and hour compliance and reductions in the work force. I also conduct in-house training sessions on such topics as leave and disability, hiring practices, employee discipline, terminations, investigations, harassment prevention and supervisory skills and practices.

I defend employers in federal, state and administrative courts in claims involving discrimination, wrongful discharge, employee whistle-blower and wage and hour collective actions. I have litigated matters before the Occupational Safety and Health Administration with respect to matters involving OSHA fall protection, noise and construction standards. In addition, I handle disputes concerning restrictive covenants and trade secrets and assists clients with the creation of noncompetition, nonsolicitation and nondisclosure agreements.