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WHERE WE CONCENTRATE OUR PRACTICE
The attorneys of Frank & Breslow practice
in all traditional areas of employment and labor relations law as well
as some unusual and non-traditional areas:
PRACTICAL CORPORATE EMPLOYMENT
COUNSEL TO GUIDE YOUR DAY-BY-DAY PERSONNEL ACTIVITIES
- Drafting of lawful and effective employee
policies, handbooks, and forms
- Drafting of employment contracts, independent
contractor, non-competition, restrictive covenants and trade-secret agreements
- Establishing hiring and interviewing
policies and procedures
- Establishing policies to avoid negligent
hiring and retention
- Complying with all Federal and State
Laws affecting wages, hours and methods of pay
- Effective and lawful leave of absence
(FMLA) and benefit policies
- Limiting overtime payments for non-exempt
employees
- Advising about record keeping under
Wage/Hour, COBRA, IRCA and State laws
- Developing effective and lawful appraisals
and review
- Developing lawful substance abuse
programs
- Developing effective discipline and
discharge procedures
- Drafting and negotiating termination
and release agreements for executives, sales and other key personnel
- Handling unemployment compensation
claims
- Dealing with smoking regulations
COUNSEL AS TO EMPLOYMENT
DISCRIMINATION LAW, POLICIES AND PRACTICES
- Complying with Federal, State
and local discrimination laws
- Avoiding charges of discrimination
in hiring, promotion, layoff and discharge
- Establishing and disseminating a "zero
tolerance" discrimination policy
- Investigating, documenting and addressing
charges of harassment
- Accommodating the religious and handicapped
employee
- Responding to charges of discrimination
- Preparation of affirmative action plans
- voluntary and those required by the government
- Preparing for a lawful reduction in
force
- Dealing with the Americans with Disabilities
Act
- Dealing with the Family Medical Leave
Act
- Dealing with State Labor Relation
laws regarding meals, breaks, hours of work, uniforms, termination, hiring,
payment of wages, deductions from pay
- Dealing with pension and health issues
under ERISA
LABOR RELATIONS ISSUES FOR
THE NON-UNION EMPLOYER
- Practice before the National
Labor Relations Board in representation matters
- Advice to avoid and win union organizing
campaigns
- Defense of unfair labor practice charges
- Dealing with protected concerted activities,
picketing, boycotts, slowdowns
- Supervisory training to avoid unionization
- Obtaining injunctions against pickets,
strikes and slow-downs
LABOR RELATIONS ISSUES
FOR THE UNION EMPLOYER
- Analysis of collective bargaining
agreements
- Preparing for and negotiating collective
bargaining agreements
- Protecting management rights under
a contract
- Dealing with grievances under a contract
- Preparing for and litigating arbitration
cases
- Developing effective plant work rules
- Dealing with successor union issues
when buying or selling a business
FEDERAL & STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY PRACTICE
- Preparing for Federal and State
wage and hour investigations
- Preparing for OSHA investigations and
penalties
- Preparing for wage and hour investigations
- Negotiating with State and Federal
agencies
- Advice on preparation and dealing with
unannounced agency inspections
- Dealing with Affirmative Action investigations
NON-TRADITIONAL LABOR RELATIONS
PRACTICE
- Supervisor/Management training
(communication/problem-solving/employee discipline/sexual harassment/discrimination)
- Employee training to avoid sexual harassment
- Defending employee suits for defamation
- Dealing with privacy issues: search,
surveillance, telephone/e-mail monitoring
- Developing effective grievance and
problem-solving procedures
ESTABLISHMENT, ADMINISTRATION
AND DEFENSE OF YOUR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAMS
- Developing self-funded health
plans under the Internal Revenue Code & ERISA
- Developing IRS Cafeteria (Section 125)
Plans
- Establishing required policies, notices
and procedures under COBRA
- Complying with the Drug-Free Workplace
Act
- Preparation and implementation of drug
testing programs
- Complying with smoking regulations
- Dealing with AIDS in the workplace
- Dealing with disability issues, the
Americans With Disabilities Act and related laws involving health
- Establishing Workers' Compensation
claims control programs and litigation of WC cases
- Dealing with and litigating unemployment
compensation issues and claims
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