Employment Counseling

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Employers regularly face a multitude of workforce challenges that range from leave or accommodation requests to employee discipline issues to a company executive being accused of sexual harassment.

As management lawyers, we regularly advise employers on a wide variety of employment issues by supporting senior management, in-house counsel and human resources teams. Providing timely, practical and creative solutions, we help employers balance the law, management needs, internal policies, culture and fairness, all in an effort to reduce the risk of litigation, which is our ultimate goal.

Saul Ewing attorneys start with the basics—learning your business and your culture; understanding how a myriad of federal, state, and local laws interact; and being available when you need help. When the immediate crisis is over, our goal is to help clients develop a preemptive, strategic approach to employee relations challenges and compliance. We bring a national perspective important to employers with operations in multiple jurisdictions. Our team provides employment counseling that includes:

  • Reviewing and assessing policies and practices for potential risk and compliance concerns
  • Advising on day-to-day employment law challenges, including hiring and documentation, employee discipline and termination, disability and reasonable accommodation requests, leaves of absence, compensation and commission matters, pay equity and grievance administration
  • Developing and reviewing pay practices to comply with federal and state wage and hour laws
  • Developing employee handbooks and policies
  • Developing and leading practical in–house training—in easy to understand programs —for managers, supervisors, and employers on a wide range of issues, including harassment and discrimination; diversity; leave and disability issues; union organizing; and hiring, evaluation, discipline and discharge
  • Advising on the legal and practical aspects of security, risk management and privacy, including background checks, employee monitoring, theft investigations, protection of confidential information, medical inquiries and exams, and employee raiding
  • Conducting internal investigations on harassment, discrimination, whistleblower and other employment issues and concerns, which give employers a documented, good-faith basis to take action in sensitive cases, and may provide a defense in later litigation
  • Advising and representing employers on workplace safety issues and investigations
  • Developing employment contracts including executive employment, confidentiality, non-solicitation, non-compete and severance agreements 
  • Advising on downsizing, mass layoffs, reductions in force and WARN issues
  • Developing, updating and monitoring diversity, equity and inclusion plans and policies

 

Key Contacts
Ruth A. Rauls
Carolyn A. Pellegrini
Jason Tremblay
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