For Businesses and Employers

We provide small and medium size businesses/employers with dispute resolution, counseling and advice in labor and employment law and business issues. We act, in effect, as the human resources and in-house counsel for small and medium size businesses/employers.

Labor and Employment Law

Represent employers in Federal and State Courts, administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions (EEOC) and the Division of Human Rights, mediation's, and arbitrations.
Represent and guide employers through governmental agencies (such as Department of Labor, Unemployment Board) audits.
Draft employment-related agreements such as offer letters, employment contracts and severance agreements.
Draft and implement employee handbooks, policies and procedures.
Draft and enforce post-employment restrictive covenants such as non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.
Compliance with laws prohibiting harassment and discrimination and defense of such claims.

Wage and hour compliance under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York Labor Law and related litigation.
Compliance with a diverse array of complex workplace statutes and regulations such as the employment anti-retaliation provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Dodd-Frank Act, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Advise employers on discipline and termination issues.
Provide training on employment law topics such as harassment and discrimination avoidance and documenting and imposing disciplinary action.
Labor union negotiations and prevention.

Business and Commercial Disputes and Litigation

Represent businesses in courts in pursue of and in defense of breach of contracts.
Resolve and negotiate resolutions for business disputes prior to court actions.
Represent clients in shareholder and ownership disputes for privately held corporations, including those involving shareholder derivative lawsuits.
Draft, edit and negotiate contracts.