We provide day-to-day advice and counsel to employers, small to large, local to international, on high-risk employment decisions, ranging from complex discrimination and harassment complaints to thorny leave and disability issues, wage-hour disputes, executive transitions and large scale reductions-in-force. She prides herself on developing practical and creative strategies designed to resolve conflicts and ensure legal compliance. She also has extensive experience investigating and responding to attorney demand letters, agency charges, and audits conducted by the US Department of Labor, California Labor Commissioner and other government agencies.
Services include:
Employment agreements, offer letters, and executive transitions
Handbook and policy development
Discrimination, harassment and retaliation complaints
Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution programs
Independent contractor analysis and agreements
Wage and hour issues: Exempt/non-exempt classification analysis, commission, bonus, and other incentive plans
Confidentiality, non-disclosure and restrictive covenant agreements
Leave of absence and disability management
Termination and discipline risk assessment
Layoff, RIF and WARN planning and execution
Separation agreements
Demand letter defense and litigation risk assessment