Employment Law

Employment Law Advice and Training

• Affirmative action plan review and compliance, including advice regarding audits and concilliation agreements
• Avoiding discrimination, harassment and retaliation, and complying with statutory mandates
• Employment dispute resolution
• Keeping clients informed of new developments through Publications and Bullard Alerts as well as other client updates
• Managing difficult employees and preventing problems
• Training managers and providing day to day advice
• Seminars and client briefings on such topics as personnel policies, case law updates, managing sexual harassment issues, promoting diversity, preventing and managing disabilities, wage and hour, family and medical leave, conducting investigations, discipline and grievances, drug and alcohol issues, workplace safety, workplace violence and prevention strategies
• Workplace investigations

State and Federal Regulation of Employment

• Drug and alcohol issues
• EEO compliance
• Employee benefits
• Americans with Disabilities Act/disability law and the interactive process
• Family and Medical Leave Act, and related state laws
• Fair Labor Standards Act/wage and hour laws, and preventing class suits
• Reductions in force, including WARN Act compliance
• Occupational health and safety laws
• Unemployment compensation
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act, PERS and other related state laws
• Fair Credit Reporting Act and laws governing applicant screening and investigations
• Healthcare and hospital employment law
• Violence in the workplace issues

Employee Handbooks, Personnel Policies and Practices

• Drafting and auditing employee handbooks and policy manuals
• Advising on the non-tax aspects of fringe benefits, retirement plans and health and welfare insurance
• Employee privacy issues
• Workplace drug and alcohol control programs, including drug testing policies and last chance agreements
• FMLA, OFLA and other leave laws
• Military leave and reinstatement issues

Trade Secrets, Confidentiality and Non-Compete Agreements

• Draft and advise employers regarding compliance with and enforcement of non-compete, non-solicit, and confidentiality agreements
• Prosecute and defend non-compete and misappropriation claims

Employment, Independent Contractor and Separation Agreements

• Employee and executive compensation
• Drafting employment and independent contractor agreements
• Negotiating and drafting separation agreements and releases
• Drafting, enforcing and defending, non-compete and confidentiality agreements

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