Practice Group / Labor & Employment
Our Labor and Employment team is experienced in all aspects of employment law, labor relations and employee benefits. We stay on top of federal and state developments, helping employers to understand and manage an increasingly complex range of workplace legal issues in private and public sector business, as well as not-for-profit organizations.
Understanding labor / serving your needs
We offer a full range of services to employers, including:
- Counseling employers on how to handle: recruitment, screening, hiring, wage and hour compliance situations, workplace discrimination, workplace safety, family leave, employee misconduct, employee privacy, drug and alcohol policies, employee benefits, restrictive covenants, data breach, workplace violence, and employee discipline and termination
- Drafting and reviewing employee handbooks, employment contracts, collective bargaining agreements, employee benefit policies, social media policies and restrictive covenant agreements
- Defending against workplace claims including: employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, retaliation, wage and hour and unfair competition claims
- Training managers and supervisors how to: prevent and properly address sexual harassment and other discrimination complaints; deal with the threat of workplace violence; manage attendance and leave policies; conduct internal investigations; and implement effective performance evaluation systems
- Assisting with: compliance audits, government investigations, proper record keeping, personnel file disclosures, employee benefit plan compliance issues, affirmative action plans, and responses to requests from government agencies, courts and attorneys
- Representing management in union campaigns and collective bargaining negotiations, as well as grievance and unfair labor practice hearings
Contact us today to discuss your specific needs
Events / webinars
Our Labor and Employment team hosts many events and webinars throughout the year. Visit our Event Page to see a current list.
Practice Chairs
James P. Reidy
“We counsel clients on how to deal with difficult and time-sensitive workplace issues before they become claims – but if claims occur, we aggressively defend our clients in state and federal courts, as well as before administrative tribunals.”
Mark J. Ventola
“Education and counseling are cornerstones of our Labor & Employment practice. In this area of law, with ever-changing workplace laws and regulations, an ounce of prevention is worth a hundred pounds of cure."
