Employment Law

Employment law encompasses a complex network of laws that controls how employers must treat employees, former employees, and applicants for employment. We represent private and public sector employers in all aspects of the employer/employee relationship, from pre-hire to post-termination. Our attorneys have significant experience in interpreting and construing state and federal statutes and case law in areas involving employment discrimination, affirmative action, sexual harassment, employee benefits, whistleblower, wrongful discharge, employment contracts, defamation, invasion of privacy, breach of non-compete and confidentiality agreements, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), administrative claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and special laws governing municipal employment. Our goal is to provide sound, practical and proactive legal advice in order to assist our clients in avoiding litigation and other adversarial proceedings. We encourage the use of, and have successfully utilized, facilitative mediation and arbitration to minimize the time and expense related to resolving employment disputes.