Practice Areas
Employment Law and Human Resources
A large part of our practice involves counseling employers regarding compliance with the ever increasing number of laws and regulations which impact workplace decisions. Such consultations assist our clients in not only complying with applicable laws and regulations but also putting themselves in sound defensible positions if litigation arises. We regularly assist employers in complying with laws such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Federal Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, the Employment Retirement Income Security Act, the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as well as numerous state law counterparts to the above-outlined laws.
In addition, we regularly advise clients regarding the development of personnel and supervisory policies, coping with drugs and alcohol in the workplace, workplace violence issues, employee privacy concerns, how to properly discipline and discharge employees, dealing with contingent workforce issues as well as numerous other legal issues which arise in the workplace.
- AUDITS
- We regularly perform preventive employment audits aimed at avoiding all types of employment related claims.
- MANAGEMENT TRAINING
- We provide training programs for all levels of management in order to ensure that our clients are complying with applicable laws and regulations and to limit their vulnerability to legal claims.
- EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS
- Members of the firm have prepared numerous employee handbooks for both public and private employers. A well written employee handbook can be an invaluable tool for presenting an employer’s policies to its employees and for preventing legal entanglements. We work to ensure that your handbook is not only legally sound but practicable and workable.
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