The escalating number of statutes and regulations governing the employment relationship creates increasingly complex issues in the workplace. Since the best way to handle employment litigation is to avoid it altogether, a substantial amount of the Labor and Employment Group’s practice is devoted to helping our clients navigate this legal maze.
Our approach to employee relations focuses on developing human resources solutions which help minimize our clients’ exposure to potential employee complaints, governmental agency actions and union-related problems. For example, we review and/or develop clients’ employee handbooks, and forms used in the hiring, disciplinary and termination process. We also assist with the development of employment contracts, including those with non-compete, non-solicitation and non-disclosure restrictive covenants where warranted, and employment arbitration agreements.
Our attorneys also conduct managerial and supervisory training sessions. These training sessions address compliance with equal employment opportunity laws, wage-hour laws, avoiding wrongful discharge claims (including minimizing the risks in hiring, discipline and discharge), avoiding harassment and discrimination claims, union avoidance, and various legal compliance issues. We tailor each of our training sessions to meet the particular needs of our clients.
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