More legal horsepower for your business – for less money

Successful businesses start with a great product or service, but it’s really the employees who sustain a company and enable it to grow.  Whether you’re just starting out or have been in business a while, Wood & Lamping’s employment practice attorneys can help you establish good practices and put employment policies in place that build strong employer-employee relationships.

Wood & Lamping can help businesses of all sizes in employment-related matters to prevent or lessen the potential for legal issues between your company, your employees and outside vendors and contractors.

We have expertise in helping businesses:

• Create agreements/contracts for employment and severance
• Establish good practices for interviewing, hiring and discharging
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive employee handbook that includes policies and procedures related to sexual harassment, discrimination, discipline, compensation and benefits, privacy, post-termination, Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and workers’ compensation.
• Outline policies and procedures for drug testing, performance evaluations and discipline
• Maintain accurate employment records
• Develop contracts for working with clients, vendors, sub-contractors and partners
• Comply with posting of notices required by the Department of Labor (state and federal level), such as those pertaining to the Family Medical Leave Act, notice to workers with disabilities, nondiscrimination, Fair Labor Standards Act, workers’ compensation and more.
• Negotiate with unions during collective bargaining, grievances, strikes, etc.

(We also work with individuals on matters such as negotiating severance agreements, non-compete agreements, etc.)

One area of growing concern for employers and employees is related to the use of technology and in particular, social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, blogs and more.  Wood & Lamping’s own Rayan Couthino, an expert in technology and internet law, is especially skilled at helping companies establish workplace privacy policies.