Employment Law Attorneys in Charleston, WV
Protecting Employee Rights Throughout West Virginia
Your job is more than just a paycheck; it is your livelihood, your stability, and a major part of your identity. When a boss, manager, or corporate employer violates state or federal labor laws, it can turn your life upside down.
Standing up to an employer is incredibly intimidating. You might worry about losing your income, damaging your professional reputation, or facing further mistreatment.
When your rights are violated at work, you do not have to endure it alone, and you should not guess at how to handle the legal system. You need aggressive, experienced legal representation to level the playing field and hold your employer accountable.
Our Practice Areas How We Can Help
Experienced & Dedicated
Exclusively Representing Workers in Employment Law Cases
We proudly represent regular workers, executives, and state and federal employees across West Virginia and statewide.
We focus our practice entirely on employee-side disputes, including:
- Workplace discrimination (age, race, sex, disability, religion, gender, and pregnancy)
- Harassment, including sexual harassment and hostile work environment
- Employer retaliation
- Whistleblower violations (including healthcare worker protections under the WV Patient Safety Act)
- Wrongful termination
- Family and Medical Leave Act violations
- Wage and hour disputes (unpaid overtime and minimum wage violations)
- Breach of employment contracts and severance disputes
Under state and federal employment laws, the legal remedies available to you depend on the specifics of your case, but their primary goal is to make you financially whole again. If your rights were violated, you may be entitled to recover several forms of financial compensation and structural relief.
The contingency rule: You never have to worry about how you will afford an employment attorney. Our firm works on a contingency fee basis. We advance all litigation costs, and we do not collect attorney fees unless we successfully win your case or secure a financial settlement.
What You Can Recover in an Employment Lawsuit
- Back pay: Compensation for the wages, salary, and benefits you lost from the date of the unlawful termination or discrimination up until the time of your trial or settlement.
- Front pay: Financial compensation awarded if reinstatement to your old job is not possible or practical, covering future projected lost earnings.
- Compensatory damages: Money awarded to compensate you for the emotional distress, mental anguish, humiliation, and loss of enjoyment of life caused by the workplace mistreatment.
- Punitive damages: Extra financial penalties levied against an employer in cases of especially malicious, reckless, or intentional misconduct, designed to punish the company and deter future bad behavior.
- Attorney fees and court costs: In many successful employment cases, the court can order the employer to pay your legal fees and litigation expenses.
- Equitable remedies: Non-monetary legal fixes, such as getting your job back (reinstatement), receiving a promotion that was wrongfully denied, or forcing the company to change its internal policies and undergo mandatory training.
Learn How We've Helped Others In Your Situation
If you need an experienced, tenacious employment lawyer to fight for you, reach out to our legal team today.
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I had a very pleasant experience with Mike. He was very professional, punctual, and kind. He was able to help me settle with no inconvenience. Highly recommended.- G.S.
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Really great people to have on your side! Lee is awesome & very nice. Mike is very validating to your feelings & emotional state. Takes the cases very personal & all around they’re great people!- E.S.
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“Mike was great to work with on my case, very knowledgeable and kept me up to date on what was going on with my case. I would definitely use him again.”- H.H.
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“Great to work with. They went out of their way to make sure I was compensated for my losses. They are friendly, honest and down to earth people.”- J.J.
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“If anyone needs someone that will take all the time and energy in your case and get you positive results, go see Mike! Hands down the BEST!”- A.B.
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“I appreciated his time and effort. He fights in the courtroom and is not afraid to speak up. He is an overall genuine person who works hard for his clients.”- C.A.
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Mike and his team, answered any questions I had and were very good at informing me at every step of my process with them. I highly recommend hiring this law firm.- R.A.
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“He was very supportive and always quickly communicated information or answered questions. Highly recommend if you are ever in need of an attorney!”- J.S.