CounselingThe attorneys in the Labor and Employment Practice Group have been trusted for more than thirty years to provide advice on Human Resources issues. Our lawyers combine legal knowledge with the practical judgment that results from a wealth of experience and ensures that our clients get the answers they need, when they need them. A sampling of the issues on which we regularly advise includes:
- Corporate reorganizations and right sizing
- Discipline and discharge
- Documentation and record retention
- Employee benefit plans
- Employee absence/leave
- Employee participation programs
- Employee opinion surveys
- Employee/Management training
- Employment contracts/covenants not to compete
- Government investigations/audits
- Performance appraisals
- Preventive personnel policies and procedures
- Recruitment and selection
- Substance abuse and testing
- Violence in the workplace
- Harassment
- Discrimination claims
- Wage and hour issues
TrainingOur attorneys are dynamic public speakers who regularly conduct interactive training programs for both clients and seminar providers on a wide variety of topics. Recent examples include:
- Employee Discipline/Discharge
- Prohibition of harassment, including sexual harassment
- Human Resources investigative techniques
- Workplace violence
- Handling employee absence (FMLA, ADA, Workers' Compensation issues)
- Interviewing techniques
- EEO compliance
- Preventing union organization
- Managing mental (and other hidden) disabilities
- Mock trial presentations
- Prevention of sexual harassment
- Employer duties under the ADA
- Understanding wage and hour laws
- Handling the OSHA/OFCCP/EEOC onsite investigation
- The pros/cons of mandatory arbitration programs
In addition to these general programs, we welcome the opportunity to tailor something specific to your needs.