Labor & Employment | Employment Attorneys

Our employment lawyers have decades of experience in all aspects of employment law, and are recognized as experts in their field. We focus on proactive approaches to addressing workplace issues, tailoring our advice to the unique needs and objectives of each client. And because all of our employment attorneys are experienced litigators, our advice also helps lay the groundwork for an effective defense if litigation is filed.

We view our clients as business partners, and provide a full complement of employment law services throughout the entire employee lifecycle, from recruitment through separation and everything in between. And we see our role as more than simply reciting the law and identifying options for the client to consider. You expect your legal advisors to understand your goals, and to develop tools and recommendations to advance those objectives. We expect the same of ourselves. And we deliver.

Practice Group Attorneys

Services

Our services for both private and public employers include:

Drafting and auditing personnel policies, human resource procedures and benefit programs
Drafting employment contracts, including executive compensation, retention, non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, trade secret and severance agreements
Developing, implementing and auditing reduction-in-force and other cost-cutting initiatives
Providing day-to-day strategic advice to ensure compliance with local, state and federal laws governing the workplace, including:
- Hiring and firing
- Performance management
- Employee discipline
- Leaves of absence and medical examinations
- Reasonable accommodations
- Wage and hour
- Return-to-work obligations
- Reductions in force
Conducting training seminars on a variety of labor, employment and human resources topics, including equal employment opportunity, documentation, investigations, discipline and terminations
Conducting internal investigations
Representing employers in labor and employment-related litigation in state and federal courts, and before administrative agencies and arbitration tribunals
Developing affirmative action plans for federal contractors, and counseling employers during federal and state employment audits and investigations
For employers with unions, we can assist in the negotiation and interpretation of collective bargaining agreements as well as represent employers in grievances and arbitrations.