Labor & Employment
SWA attorneys function as a vital component of the day-to-day operation of corporate clients by consulting on routine employment issues, and play a key role in major corporate transactions. Clients include small start-up companies, mid-size entities and large corporations. Industries include health care, media production, high-tech, telecommunications, software, insurance, energy, publishing and investment banks.
Services provided include:
- Advising clients as to proper development and implementation of employment policies under federal and state law, including issuance of regular updates as to changes in employment and labor laws and their potential impact on clients.
- Guiding corporate clients through layoff and downsizing process, including drafting termination letters, severance agreements and releases, and advising as to avoidance of discrimination, unjust dismissal and breach of contract claims.
- Drafting key executive employment contracts and independent contractor agreements.
- Conducting due diligence and advising clients as to employment issues related to corporate acquisitions.
- Representing employers in contract negotiations with high-level employees.
- Developing non-competition, non-disclosure and non-solicitation agreements to protect corporate clients.
- Drafting employee handbooks and employment policies.
- Lecturing at corporate conferences regarding basic structure of employment agreements, formulation of company privacy policies, and litigation avoidance.
Engagements have included:
- Creating employee handbook for mid-size New York based marketing company.
- Developing template key executive employment agreement for large international investment company.
- Issuing advisory to all clients regarding changes in discrimination laws including newly protected categories of employees.
- Generating sick leave advisory to clients with focus on employee rights and employer obligations under the law.
- Drafting employment contracts for national publishing company.
- Creating independent contractor agreements for New York athletic training business.
- Reviewing and auditing all employment agreements of mid-sized finance company.
- Counseling U.S. subsidiaries of foreign corporations as to proper interview and hiring procedures under U.S. law.
- Advising wide range of clients as to daily employment practices, such as disciplining and terminating employees, accommodating religious practices, handling employee unpaid leaves of absence, and monitoring employee internet use and email communications.
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