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How an employment attorney can help the employer …

How a lawyer can help ...

 Do you need an attorney for employment matters? Employment law is a complicated mixture of codes, procedures, rulings, and regulations that govern employer-employee relationships (overtime, family leave, minimum wage, working conditions, workers’ compensation laws, discrimination, wrongful termination, privacy, etc.). A labor or employment lawyer can help you navigate this complex area of the law and help minimize the risks of being and employer.

An employment attorney can help the employer …

  1. Assess legal rights and responsibilities. An employment attorney can help an employer assess his or her legal rights in an employment dispute, the relative strengths and weaknesses of the claims presented, the legal risks of a lawsuit, as well as the possibility of damages. A good attorney can help you achieve a resolution to your dispute that best protects your interests in a cost-effective manner.
  2. Review employment contracts and policies. Your lawyer will safeguard your rights and interests and ensure that you are in compliance with current laws and regulations. Your attorney can also draft and/or review all contracts, handbooks and policy statements you use for your employees, including personnel policies, employee manuals, employment contracts, non-compete agreements, confidentiality agreements, employee handbooks, employee benefit plans, performance reviews or evaluations and termination letters.
  3. By advising you of new opinions or interpretations in the law. Labor law changes frequently and your attorney will want to make sure you do not run afoul of any new laws, opinions or guidelines.
  4. By acting as a coach. If you want to represent your business, an employment lawyer can help you understand the strengths and weakness of your case, the factual proof and legal issues involved, and how to deal with government agencies in response to a disgruntled employee’s claim.
  5. Safely terminate an employee. If there is some element of risk in firing an employee, it would make sense to run your decision by an employment attorney to protect your business from a possible lawsuit. 6.
  6. By representing you in a lawsuit or at an administrative hearing. Because much of employment law is complex, technical and rapidly changing, you’re usually better off hiring an attorney if you’re faced with a lawsuit.