Overview
Your business is at its best when your employees are at their best. Our Employment & Labor lawyers help employers manage human resources and employee relations proactively, and when problems arise, we will navigate with you through the difficult times.
When you need answers to your employment law questions, our attorneys will provide thoughtful legal advice and provide it within the context of your larger operation. The HR decisions you make today can have ripple effects and impact decisions you’ll make in the future, and we’ll help guide you through.
We represent employers – large national corporations, small local businesses, and everything in between – which positions us as the team to call when you need direction through even the most complicated employment situation, from day to day human resources and employment advice, to compliance management, to defending employment claims and litigation.
Our work spans the country, and we routinely represent our clients in federal and state courts, before federal and state administrative agencies, at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and in arbitration forums.
We provide legal counsel and assistance to our clients in the preparation and use of employment applications, in conducting background checks on job applicants, in the areas of affirmative action, executive compensation and benefits, and responding to claims for unemployment benefits, wage garnishments, wage deductions and wage assignments.
In addition, Greensfelder is proud to be an active member of the Cortex Innovation Community, an innovation hub and technology district in St. Louis. A regular rotation of attorneys, including those from our Employment & Labor group, work from our office in the Cortex 4220 building. Our goal is to support entrepreneurs and the wider innovation community by being a resource and a partner.
For updates on recent developments in employment and labor law, read our Simply HR Blog.
Attorneys
News & Insights
News
- June 27, 2023
- June 15, 2023
- June 1, 2023
- TechHQ, March 24, 2023
- February 1, 2023
- November 3, 2022
- HR Dive, November 1, 2022
- August 8, 2022
- Law360, July 14, 2022
- Human Resources Director, July 7, 2022
- June 1, 2022
- Business Insurance, May 24, 2022
- SHRM, May 18, 2022
- BenefitsPRO, May 17, 2022
- New Jersey Law Journal, May 16, 2022
- April 12, 2022
- Construction Dive, February 24, 2022
- HR Dive, February 23, 2022
- February 1, 2022
- SHRM, January 4, 2022
- December 13, 2021
- Crain's Chicago Business, November 8, 2021
- November 5, 2021
- Business Insurance, September 1, 2021
- HR Dive, August 30, 2021
- HR Dive, July 14, 2021
- Caveat podcast, July 7, 2021
- May 20, 2021
- SHRM, May 7, 2021
- SHRM, April 1, 2021
- March 16, 2021
- Healthcare Risk Management, February 1, 2021
- SHRM, January 22, 2021
- Law360, January 13, 2021
- Business Insurance, December 3, 2020
- November 5, 2020
- SHRM, October 21, 2020
- RFD-TV, September 30, 2020
- Employee Benefit News, September 21, 2020
- Daily Herald, September 18, 2020
- SHRM, August 24, 2020
- Law 360, August 24, 2020
- HHS Blocked from Rolling Back Health Care Protections for Transgender WorkersSHRM, August 18, 2020
- Interview with Molly Batsch, "Will pandemic-driven telework set a precedent for ADA accommodations?"HR Dive, July 20, 2020
- Business Insurance, July 2020
- SHRM, July 6, 2020
- Interview with Amy Blaisdell, "What Does the High Court's LGBTQ Rulling Mean for Employee Benefits?"SHRM, June 24, 2020
- Interview with Amy Blaisdell, “What workers and employers should know as Missouri businesses reopen”KSDK, April 27, 2020
- Interview with Amy Blaisdell, “What workers and employers should know as Missouri businesses reopen”KSDK, April 27, 2020
- April 23, 2020
- Workest, April 3, 2020
- Chicago Tribune, March 27, 2020
- SHRM.org, March 23, 2020
- HR Dive, February 7, 2020
- February 4, 2020
- January 29, 2020
- Society for Human Resource Management, November 12, 2019
- Society for Human Resource Management, November 12, 2019
- Society for Human Resource Management, November 12, 2019
- November 1, 2019
- Society for Human Resource Management, October 1, 2019
- Interview with Lauren Daming, "Back to Basics: The nitty-gritty of the FLSA's overtime requirements"HR Dive, September 30, 2019
- August 15, 2019
- HR Dive, July 29, 2019
- HR Dive, July 25, 2019
- Business Law Daily, June 10, 2019
- HR Dive, April 30, 2019
- April 2019
- Society for Human Resource Management, January 14, 2019
- HR Dive, January 7, 2019
- HR Dive, January 7, 2019
- HR Dive, November 27, 2018
- Society for Human Resource Management, November 27, 2018
- November 2018
- November 2018
- HR Dive, October 29, 2018
- Society for Human Resource Management, October 18, 2018
- October 15, 2018
- Society for Human Resource Management, October 12, 2018
- Construction Dive, August 28, 2018
- The National Law Journal, July 31, 2018
- HR Dive, June 7, 2018
- May 3, 2018
- Eater, January 31, 2018
- Interview with Chris Bailey, "Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Service Advisors FLSA Case"Society for Human Resource Management, January 22, 2018
- June 9, 2017
- May 26, 2017
- May 27, 2016
- December 16, 2015
- November 2, 2015
- Crain's Benefits Outlook, June 22, 2015
- May 19, 2015
- November 6, 2014
- May 23, 2014
- November 1, 2013
- June 1, 2013
- November 1, 2012
- May 7, 2012
- St. Louis Post Dispatch, KPLR-11 & Fox 2, December 19, 2011
Seminars & Speaking Engagements
- Greensfelder Employment Law Seminar, October 6, 2022
- Greensfelder's Employment Law Seminar, September 14, 2022
- Greensfelder's Employment Law Seminar, September 14, 2022
- Greensfelder's Employment Law Seminar, September 14, 2022
- Midwest AAOE Annual Meeting, August 20, 2021
- “Wage and Hour Issues: Exempt vs. Non-Exempt” webinarIllinois Chamber of Commerce, June 17, 2021
- "The Office is Open Again – Legal Considerations When Returning Employees to the Workplace” webinarHoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce, June 15, 2021
- "Employer Compliance: American Rescue Plan Act and Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order 2021-10" webinarMetro East SHRM, June 10, 2021
- "HR Online Forum: Tools You Need To Succeed"Illinois Manufacturers' Association, May 19, 2021
- "Employer Rights Post Legalized Marijuana" webinarIllinois Chamber of Commerce, May 18, 2021
- “The American Rescue Plan Act: What State and Local Government Employers Must Know” webinarMissouri Municipal League, May 5, 2021
- "Employment Law Update - What Banks Need to Know" webinarIllinois Bankers Association, April 29, 2021
- April 8, 2021
- "HR Online Forum: Employment Issues for 2021"Illinois Manufacturers' Association, March 16, 2021
- "Need-to-Know COVID-19 Employment Issues for 2021" webinarDecatur Regional Chamber of Commerce, February 11, 2021
- "KEEP IT LEGAL: Need-to-Know COVID-19 Employment Issues for the New Year" webinarIMEC, February 11, 2021
- "Need-to-Know COVID-19 Employment Issues for 2021" webinarEffingham County Chamber of Commerce, February 4, 2021
- "HR Online Forum: COVID-19 Issues for 2021" webinarIllinois Manufacturers' Association, January 12, 2021
- "Looking Ahead to 2021: Need-to-Know COVID-19 Employment Issues for the New Year" webinarDecember 14, 2020
- "HR Online Forum" webinarIllinois Manufacturers' Association, November 12, 2020
- "Conducting Sexual Harassment Workplace Investigations" webinar by Scott CruzIllinois Manufacturers' Association, October 29, 2020
- "Navigating the Bermuda Triangle of Leaves" seminarIllinois Chamber of Commerce, October 27, 2020
- "Employee Handbook DO's, Don'ts and Maybe's"Illinois Chamber of Commerce, October 20, 2020
- "Addressing FFCRA and Unemployment Claims During a Pandemic" webinarMetro East SHRM, October 8, 2020
- "Back to School: What Employers Need to Know Related to COVID-19" webinarIllinois Bankers Association, September 17, 2020
- "Addressing FFCRA and Unemployment Claims During a Pandemic" webinarEffingham County Chamber of Commerce, September 17, 2020
- "Defending Against Unemployment Claims in a Pandemic" webinarIllinois Chamber of Commerce, August 18, 2020
- "HR Online Forum" webinarIllinois Manufacturers' Association, August 18, 2020
- "Workplace Reasonable Suspicion Training: Don't be Left in a Haze" webinarIllinois Chamber of Commerce, July 28, 2020
- "HR Online Forum" webinarIllinois Manufacturers' Association, July 21, 2020
- "Independent Contractors, Interns, Temporary Workers, & Leased Employees" webinarIllinois Chamber of Commerce, June 30, 2020
- "Reasonable Suspicion Training for Marijuana" webinarBloomington-Normal Human Resource Council, June 23, 2020
- "Complying with the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance" webinarJune 16, 2020
- "Scheduling Nightmare: Complying with the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance" webinarIllinois Chamber of Commerce, May 27, 2020
- "Return to Work: Critical Information for Employers as Employees Come Back to the Workplace" webinarIllinois Valley SHRM, May 26, 2020
- Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts, May 22, 2020
- "Road to Recovery: Preparing to Re-open Your Business" webinarDecatur Regional Chamber of Commerce, May 13, 2020
- "Return to Work: Critical Information for Employers as Employees Come Back to the Workplace" webinarLincoln Park Chamber of Commerce, May 8, 2020
- "Return to Work: Critical Information for Employers as Employees Come Back to the Workplace" webinarBloomington-Normal Human Resource Council, May 7, 2020
- Arch Grants, April 15, 2020
- Illinois Valley SHRM, April 1, 2020
- Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce, March 30, 2020
- Illinois Chamber of Commerce, March 25, 2020
- Greensfelder's Employment Law Seminar, St. Louis, MO, October 24, 2019
- Webster Groves/Shrewsbury/Rock Hill Area Chamber of Commerce's Networking Lunch, September 19, 2019
- NAW Spring 2016 Billion Dollar HR Roundtable, May 4, 2016
- "Why does employment law matter if my company doesn’t have employees?"TechArtista, St. Louis, March 9, 2016
- October 16, 2013
- October 17, 2012
- Social Media for Business: The HR & Legal ImpactAugust 16, 2012
- September 16, 2010
Publications
- Illinois Business Journal, July 2023
- The Illinois Manufacturer, May 2023
- The Illinois Manufacturer, February 2023
- The Illinois Manufacturer, November 2022
- The Illinois Manufacturer, August 2022
- Law360, May 31, 2022
- Practical Law Labor & Employment, May 6, 2022
- The Illinois Manufacturer, February 2022
- The Illinois Manufacturer, December 2021
- The Illinois Manufacturer, May 2021
- Daily Herald, March 21, 2021
- The Illinois Manufacturer, February 2021
- For the Defense, August 2020
- The Illinois Manufacturer, August 2020
- The Illinois Manufacturer, Spring 2020
- Westlaw Journal Employment, March 24, 2020
- Illinois Chamber of Commerce, March 13, 2020
- Making sure the most important issues are addressed in your contractSt. Louis Metropolitan Medicine, August/September 2019
- Westlaw Journal Employment, July 30, 2019
- Westlaw Journal Employment, July 16, 2019
- Westlaw Journals, March 26, 2019
- FSR Magazine, December 2018
- RunningRestaurants.com, December 14, 2018
- Westlaw Journals, September 25, 2018
- Society for Human Resource Management, April 3, 2018
- HR Dive, February 21, 2018
- HR Specialist, February 2018
- "Revised labor standard exposes employers to new obligations"Illinois Business Journal, February 2016
- Many details within new Illinois Pregnancy Fairness LawIllinois Business Journal, December 15, 2014
- Winter 2013
- August 22, 2012
- June 12, 2012
- March 5, 2012
- February 21, 2012
- February 1, 2012
- December 28, 2011
- Smart Business St. Louis, September 2008
Blog Posts
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , July 18, 2023
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , July 6, 2023
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , June 23, 2023
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , June 8, 2023
- Impact | Business Risk Management Blog, June 5, 2023
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , May 11, 2023
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 27, 2023
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , February 17, 2023
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 17, 2023
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 5, 2023
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 5, 2023
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , November 7, 2022
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , October 24, 2022
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , June 14, 2022
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , May 19, 2022
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , May 13, 2022
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 8, 2022
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 7, 2022
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 13, 2022
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 3, 2022
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 3, 2022
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , November 17, 2021
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , September 24, 2021
- Chicago Adds Bases for Leave Under Paid Sick Leave Ordinance and Enacts New Penalties for Wage TheftSimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , July 30, 2021
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , July 21, 2021
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , April 21, 2021
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 30, 2021
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 25, 2021
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 17, 2021
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 8, 2021
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 8, 2021
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 7, 2021
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , December 21, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , October 15, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , October 15, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , September 14, 2020
- Health Care Today | Health Law Blog, August 25, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , July 30, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , June 30, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , June 17, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , June 16, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , May 21, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , May 19, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , May 11, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , April 14, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , April 10, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , April 4, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , April 2, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , April 2, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 29, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 28, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 25, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 25, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 20, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 19, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 18, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 17, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 16, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 16, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , February 10, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 22, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 22, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 2, 2020
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , December 30, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , October 17, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , September 24, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , August 26, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , August 7, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , July 29, 2019
- Health Care Today | Health Law Blog, July 9, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , June 11, 2019
- Supreme Court holds ‘raise it or waive it’ when an employee fails to exhaust administrative remediesSimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , June 6, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , May 3, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , April 25, 2019
- Health Care Today | Health Law Blog, April 23, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , April 4, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 8, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 1, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 31, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 28, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 18, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 18, 2019
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , November 12, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , August 8, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , July 27, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , July 13, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , July 2, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , June 29, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , June 20, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , April 12, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , February 27, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , February 8, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , February 8, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 26, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 12, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 12, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 10, 2018
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , December 15, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , December 11, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , November 10, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , September 19, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , September 7, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , September 1, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , August 28, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , August 8, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , July 18, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , June 19, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , June 8, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , May 31, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , May 19, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , May 5, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , April 5, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 25, 2017
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , August 26, 2016
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , May 16, 2016
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , April 29, 2016
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 24, 2016
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , January 13, 2016
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , October 30, 2015
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , August 31, 2015
- SimplyHR | Employment & Labor Blog , March 26, 2015