Employee Handbook & HR Counseling Lawyers
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Preparing local or multi-state HR policies and employee handbooks which reflect the dynamics of the contemporary workplace.
- Assisting all employers in staying compliant with local, state and federal employment laws and managing their remote employees.
- Auditing employers’ policies, practices and processes to ensure legal compliance.
- Counseling HR professionals and managerial staff on employee relations issues, such as job performance, discipline, hiring and firing.
- Auditing employers’ policies, practices and processes to ensure legal compliance.
- Advising on workplace safety, workplace violence prevention and record retention.
- Developing programs and policies that protect business assets and facilitate a professional workplace, including pre-employment background screening, drug testing, references, employee monitoring and property searches, and electronic communications systems.
- Designing and administering corporate compliance programs, including preparation of codes of conduct.
- Responding to workplace inquiries from third parties, including government agencies or plaintiff attorneys.
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