new York Employment Lawyer

OVERVIEW

Bochner’s experienced labor and employment attorneys regularly advise companies across a wide variety of industries on all aspects of labor, employment and workplace management issues.

We work closely with our clients on day-to-day operations and help them develop effective human resources practices to prevent conflicts and disputes. We seek to resolve problems through mediation before relations deteriorate irreparably. When necessary, we handle all types of labor and employment litigation and provide zealous advocacy to reach the optimal resolution.

For more information, please contact us. 

Contact: Jeffrey Douglas at 646-971-0685 or jdouglas@bochner.law

OUTSIDE HR COUNSEL

Our Labor & Employment Law team assists clients with their day-to-day operations, human resources administration, and employee management. Specifically, we advise clients on the development, implementation, and maintenance of company procedures and personnel policies and documents, including:

• Employee handbooks
• Policies and procedures
• Employment/Independent Contractor agreements
• Onboarding agreements
• Restrictive covenants (non-compete and non-solicitation)
• Non-disclosure agreements
• Executive employment and separation agreements
• Covid and pandemic-related workplace procedures

We work closely with clients to develop and implement strategies to mitigate liability arising from the employment relationship, crafting employment policies, and investigating and resolving workplace conflicts and problems.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION / LITIGATION / TRIAL PRACTICE

Our team regularly representing clients in all manner of disputes before federal, state, and local administrative agencies and courts, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state and local human rights agencies, federal and state Departments of Labor.

We guide our clients through every step of the dispute process – from pre-litigation demand negotiations through litigation, mediation, trial, and appeals. Working with our clients, we resolve employment-related disputes ranging from:  

• Administrative charges and complaints
• Wage and hour litigation (single plaintiff as well as class and collective actions)
• Employment discrimination and retaliation litigation
• Wrongful discharge claims
• ADA accessibility (including website) litigation
• Whistleblower litigation
• Workplace misconduct claims
• Enforcement and defense of restrictive covenants
• Administrative hearings

We have extensive experience with alternative dispute resolution and have mediated and arbitrated dozens of employment cases, including disciplinary actions and contract disputes, and have litigated actions to enforce and vacate arbitration awards.

TRADITIONAL LABOR RELATIONS

Bochner attorneys have significant experience in complex and sophisticated traditional labor-management relations. We help clients balance their business objectives with the creation of a positive work environment for employees. 

Our advice and counsel guides clients through labor relations strategy, union representation and contract negotiations. The traditional labor issues and matters we handle include:

• Collective bargaining
• National Labor Relations Board proceedings
• Union avoidance
• Union elections
• Grievances and arbitration
• Counseling for unionized workforces
• Strike preparations

COMPLIANCE

We work to mitigate and manage our clients’ labor and employment related risk by helping them comply with their legal and regulatory obligations. We help employers prevent the majority of disputes by insuring compliance with a multitude of federal and state laws through:

• Wage and hour/employment classification audits
• Internal investigations
• Manager training
• Tailored sexual harassment and discrimination prevention training
• ERISA liability and audits
• ERISA counseling and litigation
• Labor due diligence
• Analysis of reps and warranties in M&A transactions
• Occupational safety and health (OSHA) compliance