Business & Employment Law
Getting your business off the ground
Whether it’s your first business or tenth enterprise, getting it off the ground can be a daunting process. Meeting with our law firm to discuss what you want from your business can build a strong and stable foundation for your company. Our business lawyers help you establish your venture as:
- For-profit Corporation
- Non-profit Corporation
- Sole Proprietorship
- Professional Corporation
- Professional Association
- Limited Liability Company
- Professional Limited Liability Company
- General Partnership
- Limited Partnership
Following business formation, our employment law attorneys complete or oversee preparation of contracts and documents including employee handbooks, financial policies, insurance and benefits offerings, privacy policies, offer letters, and separation agreements.
We are also prepared to advise upper-level management and executives on proper behaviors and legal guidelines within which they may operate in order to minimize the possibility of lawsuits in the future. We advise employers on the following regulations:
- Fair Labor & Standards Act (FLSA)
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
- Family and Medical Leave Act claims (FMLA)
- Employee Retirement Income Securities Act (ERISA)
- Occupational Health & Safety Act (OSHA)
- Texas Minimum Wage Act
Employer Litigation
It’s true that a business’s biggest expense is personnel, and that never rings truer than being sued by an employee. Monique Diaz Law Firm, PLLC helps businesses combat litigious claims by employees, such as:
- Discrimination claims (age, race, creed, gender)
- Disability claims
- Wage and hour laws
- Unemployment compensation representation and appeals
- Harassment defense
- Workplace privacy
- OSHA defense claims
- Wrongful termination defense
- Retaliation
We gather evidence, review claims and pore over company policy to build a strong defense and take apart the litigant’s case. Our attorneys explore every avenue of dispute resolution to ensure the case is wrapped up quickly, efficiently and in our clients’ best interests, but if an agreement cannot be reached we do not hesitate to fight these battles in court.
Commercial Employers & Public Sector Employers
Different employers have different regulations to which they must adhere. Maldonado Diaz’s experience within government law and civil litigation allows us to handle employment law claims in the public and private sectors, including labor union matters:
- Labor law
- Collective bargaining
- Union disputes
- Contractor disputes
Governmental agencies hire contractors to execute their initiatives, and those contracts must be scrutinized and strongly enforced. Our lawyers handle the creation and execution of these contract terms on behalf of the agencies who employ contractors, ensuring that all legal requirements are met and that contractors are held to the terms of their employment agreements.
Commercial Employers & Public Sector Employers
Based in San Antonio, Maldonado Diaz business and employment law attorneys are prepared to help employers with all legal issues that arise, from formation to contracts and policy drafting, through the resolution of disputes via arbitration, mediation or litigation. We represent businesses and government agencies in business law and employer defense throughout South Texas and West Texas. Call our office at (210) 352- 5421 or contact us today for experienced, confident representation.