Among regional and local employers, insurance carriers and self-insured pools, Payne & Jones attorneys are recognized as specialists in the field of workers compensation law. With an annual average exceeding five hundred contested claims, the firm maintains an extensive workers compensation practice in both Kansas and Missouri. The firm has several experienced attorneys who devote the majority of their practice to the representation of insurance carrier and employer interests in workers compensation disputes. The firm's workers compensation attorneys include the past president of the Johnson County Bar Association who, with over ten years devoted to the field, is a frequent speaker at seminars sponsored by the Kansas and Missouri Bar Associations.

     Payne & Jones attorneys also possess substantial experience in the ever-expanding field of employment law. The firm routinely represents clients in matters and disputes involving: employment contracts; covenants not to compete; trade secrets; wrongful and retaliatory discharge actions; The Americans With Disabilities Act; Equal Employment Opportunities (i.e. age, race, and sex); wage and hour disputes; COBRA litigation; ERISA litigation; and other employment related matters.