EmploymentService Area + Legal Practices

The U.S. workplace is subject to a multitude of federal, state and local statutes, laws and regulations that are ever-changing and difficult to navigate. Federal laws, including the Family Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and similar state and local laws, set requirements that impact both employers and employees. We are experienced at counseling clients about the legal requirements, rights and policies affecting them to ensure compliance with applicable laws and avoid problems before they even occur.

We are equipped to provide prompt and tailored guidance on a broad range of employment law issues. Our work with individual and business clients includes wage and hour compliance; developing and implementing strategies for workforce reductions; advising on restrictive covenants, executive employment and severance agreements; and counseling on employee handbooks, non-qualified bonus plans, employee terminations, and harassment and discrimination claims.

With extensive experience in employment litigation, we will analyze and identify the most effective and cost efficient solution for your unique case. We represent clients at the administrative level and in state and federal courts, including restrictive covenant, wage and hour, harassment, discrimination, and wrongful termination.

Our employment attorneys are available to conduct workplace investigations for clients and as an independent resource to law firms and other organizations. Our employment team also offers trainings and educational resources on topics such as sexual harassment, human resources best practices, termination management, medical marijuana and more.

The Employment attorney team

Employment Litigation

We represent businesses and other institutions in a range of employment litigation - including restrictive covenant, wage and hour, harassment, discrimination, and wrongful termination – in state and federal courts, and in arbitrations, mediations, and administrative proceedings before the EEOC, PHRC and UC Referees.

Securities Employment Disputes

Our team has significant experience representing members of the securities industry in a variety of employment-related disputes.  Our dispute resolution support covers the following areas:

  • restrictive covenants, including non-competition and non-solicitation clauses
  • Protocol for Broker Recruiting
  • U4-U5/CRD registration and disclosure issues, and defamation claims
  • commissions and partnership payouts
  • promissory notes and contracts
  • discrimination
  • hiring
  • performance
  • termination

Workplace Investigations

Workplace investigations are becoming more common and necessary to protect employers from legal liability. We are regularly hired as independent counsel to investigate a variety of claims, including whistleblower, sexual harassment and other workplace misconduct. We have experience handling highly sensitive investigations involving senior-level executives for clients including large international companies in industries as diverse as software, industrial gas and retail. Where appropriate, we use computer forensic experts to ensure our investigations and reports are thorough and comprehensive. Because we conduct these investigations as counsel, the report is privileged.