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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FLSA: A Brief Introduction
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Develop an Effective Attendance Policy
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Nursing Employees Given the Right to Express Breast Milk at Work
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Greater Restrictions Placed on Employer’s Use of Background Screening
Oct 1, 2007
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Commissioned Salespersons Must Now Have Written Agreements
Oct 1, 2007
New York Labor Law Section 191 (c) has been amended, effective October 16, 2007, to require that employers place the terms of employment for...
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