One of the most active legal areas in today’s commercial environment is employment and labour law, and our firm is uniquely positioned to provide an array of services to employers and employees. By offering our professional expertise and insights on “both sides of the fence,” our attorneys are susceptible to understanding how the other side may be thinking and viewing a client’s predicament. As a result, we have been markedly successful in working out solutions short of litigation. Still, at the same time, we are skilled in defending our client’s position when cases end up in courts or before the numerous agencies with jurisdiction over employment issues.
Labour & Employment
Services we provide:
For Employers
- Counselling on human resources matters
- Employment handbooks
- Separation and termination agreements
- Wage and hour compliance
- Unemployment compensation guidance
- Government regulation
- Employee benefits
- Employee discipline and termination
- Restrictive covenants and agreements, including non-competition, confidentiality and non-solicitation
- Employment policy development
- Labor negotiations
- Collective bargaining issues
- Drafting and enforcement of Social Media Policies
For Employees
- Severance package reviews
- Discrimination cases
- Unlawful harassment
- Wrongful termination
- Breach of employment contracts
- Defamation
- Discipline and termination issues
- Disability benefits
- Retirement plan rights
- Personnel record access
- Overtime rights
- Wage and hour
- Employee rights counseling
Our litigation services include addressing the vast array of employment-related claims in courts and various state and local agencies. We litigate claims for employment-related torts such as retaliatory discharge, interference and privacy, wage disputes and overtime compensation matters.
We have notable experience negotiating labour union collective bargaining agreements for employees in the private and public sectors and resolving disputes under grievance and arbitration procedures.
Employment and labour issues have become highly active areas affecting our business and clients. Our team is well-equipped to serve you in this area of the law.