Our clients range from large multi-national corporations to small entrepreneurial start-ups, agencies and government entities, and come from a wide range of industries, including Internet, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, the professions, non-profit, finance and entertainment.

We litigate at all levels of federal and state courts and regularly represent clients before the EEOC, the Labor Department and other governmental agencies. Our attorneys are specialists on the following employment laws:

• Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• The Civil Rights Acts and Title VII

• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

• Equal Pay Act (EPA)

• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

• Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)

• National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)

• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)

• Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)

• Worker Readjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)

• State and Local Human Rights and Labor Laws of PA, NY, NJ and DE

• State and federal common law impacting the workplace, including breach of contract, defamation, drug testing, false imprisonment, fraud, invasion of privacy, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, unfair competition (incl. noncompete agreements), and workers' compensation

In our litigation representation we are committed to cost containment and will budget for every phase of a case.

However, our primary goal is to equip employers with the know-how to avoid entanglement with the governmental Human Rights agencies and courts. Our greatest effort is therefore to give clients highly individualized preventive strategies through the following services and programs:

• Educational seminars

• On-site training

• Employment bulletins and newsletters

• Hotline legal advisor service

• Troubleshooting strategic response

• Workplace audits and comprehensive diagnostic evaluation of client labor policies and procedures

• Comprehensive guidance on the development of workplace management including

  • hiring practices: applications, interviewing, selection criteria, background checks, testing, employment contracts, non-compete agreements

  • labor management: handbooks, harassment and anti-discrimination policies, grievance procedure, evaluation, discipline, promotion, compensation and benefits, record-keeping

  • termination: proper method, layoffs, closings, severance and release agreements, exit interviews, reference policy

• Nationwide management of employment policy