"Human resource practices that foster strong connections between employees and employer generally sustain a social climate within the organization that facilitates the exchange and combination of knowledge necessary for innovation and growth." |
Christopher J. Collins
& Ken G. Smith
ILR Impacts Brief
(Cornell Law School) June 2006 |
The single largest investment a business makes is in its personnel. To compete in a global marketplace, businesses must be able to attract and retain the best and the brightest people. An organization’s policies on recruiting, hiring, training, compensating, developing, retaining, and even separating of personnel must forward the goals of the business. Each year new laws, regulations, and judicial decisions present increasingly complex issues in managing the employment relationship in all its varied aspects.
The attorneys in our Labor and Employment Group advise our management clients on ways to meet their business needs in connection with all aspects of labor and employment law matters. We assist employers in analyzing the soundness and comprehensiveness of their existing employment practices and policies, and provide suggestions and advice on establishing new guidelines to meet ever-changing business requirements. Our objective is to enable our clients to achieve their desired results while controlling and minimizing risks. One of our primary goals is to work with our clients to prevent claims.
Despite best efforts, however, disputes and litigation sometimes arise. In those cases, the firm’s premier group of labor and employment attorneys can assist in providing management with the knowledge and resources necessary to limit clients’ exposure and expenses, and to resolve the matter. We have successfully represented employers in connection with all types of state and federal employment claims, including disputes related to employment contracts, wage-hour claims, unfair labor practice charges, union contract grievances, whistleblower claims, enforcement of non-competition agreements, as well as defense of claims of sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, defamation, wrongful discharge, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and related employment tort issues.
When matters impact our management clients’ relationship with employees, the attorneys in our Labor and Employment Group have the experience and knowledge to help achieve an outcome that will accomplish our clients’ overall business goals. Our attorneys are instantly accessible by telephone and electronic mail, and are committed to providing immediate responses to our clients’ needs.
OUR CLIENTS
We represent all types of employers in nearly every industry sector. Our clients range from private employers with employees in a traditional manufacturing environment, to municipalities and school districts with employees spread out in numerous locations, to public employers with thousands of traditional and “virtual” employees located across the U.S. Our clients include:
Private Companies
Public Companies
Not-for-Profit Organizations
Municipalities
Academic Institutions
Health Systems and Hospitals
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
David M. Kresock