Advice and Counsel

Our principal belief is that our clients should be able to focus their attention and resources on growing their business and not unnecessary legal claims. To that end, we provide advice and counsel to businesses as well as individual professionals and executives on every legal aspect of the employment relationship. We do so in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

For businesses, we regularly advise clients on the following:

• • Employment policies and procedures
  • Wage and hour laws
  • Medical-related personnel issues, including accommodation
  • Leave laws
  • Background checks
  • Employee discipline
  • Severance
  • Preservation of confidential information, including trade secrets
  • Anti-harassment, anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation issues
  • Employment contracts
  • Unemployment claims
  • Independent contractor status
  • Affirmative action and other obligations of government contractors
  • Employee use of employer property, including electronic devices
  • Telecommuting and alternative work schedules

For individual executives and professionals, we regularly provide advice and counsel on the following:

• • Wage payment issues, including commissions and bonuses
  • Severance agreements
  • Confidentiality, non-competition, and non-solicitation agreements
  • Medical, pregnancy and disability leave, and accommodation issues
  • Individual liability in employment issues