Labor & Employment Law
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Labor & Employment
Ansell Grimm & Aaron Labor & Employment attorneys handle all workplace employment and labor law needs, whether you are an employee or a public or private employer. We provide our clients with the most current and relevant information in this continually evolving legal landscape.
We help clients make the right decisions before problems arise. We work closely with employers to ensure they are compliant with all applicable laws and regulations and properly handle personnel matters. In addition, we represent clients at every stage of a dispute, whether through skilled negotiation or handling cases in state or federal courts, before administrative agencies, or in arbitration.
Our goal is to help our clients understand their rights and responsibilities and ensure their decisions are both economically beneficial and lawful, so they can successfully operate and grow their business without worry or issue.
Typical Matters Handled
Our employment and labor lawyers handle various matters in these areas, including but not limited to:
- Providing ongoing advice to employers
- Drafting employment-related documents and contracts, such as employment agreements, employee handbooks, restrictive covenants and severance agreements
- Litigating issues, rights and responsibilities related to employment agreements, employee handbooks, restrictive covenants and severance agreements
- Counseling on proper pre-employment and termination practices, including drug screening, the hiring process and wrongful termination
- Discrimination in the workplace (age, race, gender, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.
- Sexual harassment in the workplace and hostile work environments
- Wage and overtime rules and regulations
- Leaves of absence and disability accommodations
- Union grievances
- Employee benefits
- Employment contract disputes
- Providing ongoing advice to employers
- Drafting employment-related documents and contracts, such as employment agreements, employee handbooks, restrictive covenants and severance agreements
- Litigating issues, rights and responsibilities related to employment agreements, employee handbooks, restrictive covenants and severance agreements
- Counseling on proper pre-employment and termination practices, including drug screening, the hiring process and wrongful termination
- Discrimination in the workplace (age, race, gender, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.
- Sexual harassment in the workplace and hostile work environments
- Wage and overtime rules and regulations
- Leaves of absence and disability accommodations
- Union grievances
- Employee benefits
- Employment contract disputes
Representative Matters
- Assisted a local brokerage firm in resolving sexual harassment claims pre-litigation, avoiding the exposure of a public lawsuit.
- Regularly represent a property management company in successful defense of Union employment claims.
- Successfully defended our client against alleged discriminatory conduct in the Southern District of New York.
- Prosecuted numerous breaches of non-compete and non-solicitation provisions in employment agreements on behalf of various clients.
- Counsel clients regarding employment law matters, corporate policies, employment agreements, and related matters to avoid litigation.
