The relationship between employers and employees is often complicated. Without the proper care, it can quickly lead to costly and time-consuming disputes, sending productivity into a down spiral and even scaring off customers. Our goal is to help you to avoid such a breakdown in relations whenever possible. Our services focus on proactive counseling designed to prevent employee disputes in the first place. Some of our services include:
- Reviewing, drafting, and revising employee handbooks to ensure that they comply with current law and create optimally effective policies for your workplace;
- Helping you to comply with increasingly complex laws relating to privacy in the workplace;
- Counseling regarding specific termination or discipline matters;
- Reviewing your policies regarding overtime pay, commissions, vacation accrual, meal and rest periods, and all other issues within the purview of "wage and hour law";
- Advising you on how to comply with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and related federal and state statutes;
- Assisting you in complying with your legal duties to employees in the context of layoffs and workforce reductions;
- Helping you to design and implement strong anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies and effective procedures to enforce those policies;
- Preparing comprehensive employment contracts that protect all critical interests of your company, including effective non-competition and non-disclosure agreements; and
- Assisting with the reasonable accommodation process under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).