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Drafts, negotiates, enforces, and defends a variety of employment-related contracts, including executive agreements, noncompetition agreements, nonsolicitation agreements, and confidentiality/nondisclosure agreements.
Prepares tailored handbooks and employment-related policies and other documents for public and private employers with multiple locations, operations, and job categories.
Designs and conducts training for managers, HR personnel, and all staff on a host of workplace-related topics, including harassment, employee discipline, and wage and hour compliance.
Advises managers and HR personnel on accommodation issues and light-duty requirements related to disabilities, workplace injuries, pregnancy, and religious practices, including strategies to avoid retaliation claims.
Provides compliance assistance on a myriad of COVID-19-related matters, from design and implementation of workplace safety and health strategies to Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and other COVID-related leave policies and administration, to managing a remote workforce, vaccine mandates, and return-to-work planning.
Successfully represent clients in responding to and resolving BOLI complaints.
Obtained summary judgment for employer on all of employee’s claims that termination was in violation of various state discrimination statutes.
Defended employer in arbitration alleging sexual harassment, FMLA discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful discharge. Defense verdict on all claims.
Conducted full payroll and policy audit for growing construction company, identifying and mitigating considerable potential liability.