Labor & Employment
At RAINES, we partner with employers to build stronger workplaces through clear guidance, strategic defense, and a deep understanding of ever-evolving employment law. Recognized by Chambers USA, our Labor & Employment team counsels clients across industries on issues ranging from wage and hour compliance and workplace discrimination to benefits strategy and regulatory change.
We provide day-to-day legal support, draft policies and handbooks, lead trainings, and resolve conflicts before they escalate. When disputes do arise, we defend our clients vigorously in individual claims, class actions, and agency investigations.
From hiring to termination, collective bargaining to crisis response, RAINES helps employers navigate complex employment landscapes with confidence and clarity.
Accolades
- Super Lawyers (2025, 2024)
- Super Lawyers, Southern California Rising Star (2025, 2024, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007)
- Illinois Super Lawyers (2025, 2024, 2015-2020, 2007-2012, 2005)
- US News Metropolitan Tier 3 Ranking: Real Estate, Labor, and Entertainment Law (2022)
- Leaders in Law 2021 Nominee, Los Angeles Business Journal (2021)
- Top Rated Super Lawyer (2019 & 2020)
- Up-and-Coming 100 Attorneys (Southern California) (2018 & 2019)
- Up-and-Coming 50 Women (Southern California) (2017, 2018, & 2019)
- Leading Lawyer in: Employment Law: Management (2017)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rated; 5.0/5.0 Overall Client Rating – Martindale.com
- AVVO 10/10 Rating Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation (limited to 1/3 of 1% of Illinois Lawyers)
- Fellow, American Bar Association College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers