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Practice Group Leader:
- Counseling and litigation with respect to employment discrimination (race/sex/disability/sexual harassment), wrongful termination, wage and hour issues, OSHA, affirmative action, use of independent contractors, employee mobility, union organizing and other issues pertaining to hiring, promotion, compensation and termination
- Represent large and small employers in class actions and individual cases in state and federal courts and in arbitrations and mediations
- Regularly advise employers concerning personnel systems, policies and practices including, among others:
- Handbooks, policy manuals and drug testing programs
- Employment and independent contractor agreements
- Terminations, severance plans and releases
- Management training (sex harassment avoidance, EEO, rightful discipline: managing for high performance)
- Protecting trade secrets and confidential business information
- Wage/hour and leave of absence compliance
- Disciplinary investigations
- Legal compliance audits
- Whistleblower and retaliation claims
- Reduction in force policies and best practices
- Return to work issues
Related services include Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits, Litigation and Privacy and Information Security.
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