Labor & Employment.

Navigating FLSA, EEOC and state labor law — and the executive talent that drives the enterprise.

The practice

Labor & Employment.

The US employment relationship is governed by a dense, overlapping web of federal and state law where a single misstep can become a class action. We help employers build compliant, defensible workplaces and structure the executive arrangements that attract and retain the talent a business depends on.

How we help

Where we make the difference.

Executive compensation

Executive employment, equity and incentive arrangements structured to be competitive, compliant and defensible.

FLSA & wage/hour

Wage-and-hour, classification and FLSA compliance — the everyday exposures that most often become costly litigation.

EEOC defense

Discrimination, harassment and EEOC matters handled with the discipline to resolve them and the evidence to defend them.

With our people-advisory and disputes teams alongside, workforce decisions are made with their compliance, litigation and reputational consequences understood from the outset.

Common questions

Labor & employment FAQ.

What employment documents does a US employer need?

Offer letters with at-will language, confidentiality and IP assignment agreements, a state-compliant handbook, and classification discipline for contractors and exempt roles — the audit-and-lawsuit perimeter.

How risky is contractor misclassification?

Very — wage-hour, tax and benefits exposure across federal and state tests that differ deliberately. Classification reviews before agencies or plaintiffs do them is cheap insurance.

Do you support HR teams operationally?

Yes — policy drafting, state-matrix maintenance, investigation support and exit choreography on a retainer model with defined response times.

Request counsel.

DeccanBridge is on the ground in the US soon. Today, US legal engagements are led from our delivery centres in India with a named US engagement lead and qualified US counsel.