Business Consulting & Training

Employment law is a complex, ever-changing area especially for small and medium-sized businesses. We assist our clients in managing those changes and ensuring that they adhere to all current laws and are provided with the appropriate training in the following areas: 

• Prevention of Workplace Harassment and Discrimination
• Disability Issues & Reasonable Accommodation Requests
• Leaves of Absence
• Internal Investigations
• Restrictive Covenants & Confidentiality
• Workplace Privacy
• Workplace Violence 
• Performance Improvement Plans (PIP)
• Disciplinary Actions and Termination Decisions
• Compensation and Benefits
• ERISA Compliance
• HIPAA Requirements

Having firm written policies and procedures in place is of the utmost importance in protecting yourself from liability and complying with local, state and federal law.  Our firm has extensive experience in drafting and creating the following:

• Employee Handbooks
• Workplace Harassment Policies
• Leave of Absence Policies and Notices
• Workplace Violence Policies
• Electronic Communications Policies
• Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation Agreements
• Confidentiality Agreements
• Employment Agreements
• Severance Agreements 
• Offer Letters
• Performance Evaluations and Disciplinary Notices

Workplace Investigations
 
Perhaps the best thing that an employer can do when confronted with a complaint of discrimination or harassment is retain a neutral investigator to investigate the allegations and provide an unbiased opinion as to whether the harassment occurred and what can be done to remedy it.

Because of our extensive employment law experience and professional reputation, we have extensive experience in performing these types of investigations and in working with employers to remedy problems before they become liabilities.
 

The Importance of Employment Training and Employee Handbooks

Having a policy that is not communicated to employees is as good as having no policy at all.   Having a written policy in place for hiring, reviews and office conduct is vital. That can seem daunting for any size of business but having an attorney draft these policies and then ensure that managers are trained to comply with them is the best, most streamlined way of tackling this task and ensuring legal compliance.