CorpLaw Associates LLC specializes in helping businesses
navigate the tangled web of state, federal and local laws governing business
employment practices. We bring over 27 years of experience, knowledge and skill
both as a private lawyer working with clients in diverse industries and as
corporate labor counsel for large corporations.
We work closely with corporate clients on all
issues relating to the employment relationship. Our goal is to advise the
business not only on avoiding liability but to make certain you are using
all legal methods available for employee selection, discipline, training and
termination. Many businesses delay decisions on employment matters such as
disciplining “high-maintenance” employees because of the fear of liability or in
the false hope that the problem will resolve itself. Employment-related problems
in the workplace never resolve themselves. Our job is to help employers deal
with the legal aspects of HR so that you can make the decision that
is most beneficial to your business.
Some of the issues we have helped clients deal
with include the following:
·
A business has a number of executives who have access to
confidential information and have established relationships with some good
clients. The business wants to ensure that these executives do not steal this
information or steal client relationships. CorpLaw attorneys have
prepared numerous employment agreements including non-compete provisions, trade
secret protections and non-solicitation clauses to prevent such occurrences.
·
An employee with performance difficulties has threatened to take his complaints to the
federal government alleging discrimination and unfair employment practices
unless the company agrees to his demands. What are the employer’s options? Must
the business cave in? Can the employee be terminated without fear of liability?
·
The company HR manager has received a notice from the EEOC that
the EEOC will be conducting an investigation into some allegations of sexual
harassment. How is the business to respond? What are its rights during the
course of the investigation? What can it do to protect itself from false
allegations?
·
The client wants to institute a pay practice that may be in
contravention of the state and federal laws governing minimum wage and overtime.
What can the employer do to avoid overtime liability? Do the employees have the
right to overtime for pay when they are “on call”?
·
The business has an executive returning from disability leave who
has requested an accommodation that will significantly alter his work duties.
Does the employer have to agree to these accommodations? What rights does the
employer have to require the executive to participate in a rehabilitation
program that will help him return to full time status?
CorpLaw's
attorneys have advised businesses on diverse employment law issues in industries as varied as airlines,
insurance, manufacturing, consulting and employment staffing. Because of the
diverse nature of his clients he is able to bring experience and knowledge to
bear in virtually any type of industry without the need for a long learning
period.
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