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Employment
We act for employers. The paperwork you put in place before a problem decides how the problem ends.
Employment disputes are usually decided by documents written years earlier.
Offer letters, handbooks, restrictive covenants and the records kept along the way. By the time there is a claim, those are largely fixed.
We draft employment and contractor agreements, handbooks and policies, confidentiality and invention assignment agreements, and separation agreements.
On the dispute side we advise on federal claims including Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA and the FLSA, and on wage and hour exposure, which is where employers most often find they have a problem across the whole workforce rather than with one person.
What this covers.
Employment agreements
Offer letters, executive agreements, and contractor versus employee classification.
Invention assignment
Ensuring the company owns what its people build, which matters most for IP.
Handbooks and policies
Policies that comply and that managers can actually apply consistently.
Restrictive covenants
Non-solicit, confidentiality and non-compete terms, which vary sharply by state.
Separations
Termination process, severance and separation agreements with enforceable releases.
Federal claims
Title VII, ADA, ADEA and FLSA matters, including wage and hour exposure.
One attorney, start to finish.
The attorney who assesses your matter is the one who conducts it. You will not be passed between people, and you will not explain your situation twice.
You get their direct line, not a general inquiries address. When something moves at short notice, that is the difference between an answer today and an answer next week.
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How a matter runs.
Read what exists
The agreements, the handbook and the file. Most outcomes turn on what is already written.
Fix the exposure
Classification, wage and hour practice and missing agreements, before they become claims.
Handle exits properly
A well run termination is the cheapest litigation defense available.
Defend when needed
Response, position statement and representation if a charge or claim is filed.
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Talk to us about an employment matter.
A first consultation gives you a clear view of where you stand and what your options will cost.