EMPLOYMENT
The Law firm represents both employers and employees, alike. With the ever-changing body of statutory and case law affecting the multitude of issues involving employee/employer relationships, a complete understanding of what the various regulatory and case law dictates is mandatory for the successful representation of both employees and employers. The Law firm focuses its practice on a variety of employer/employee relationships including, but not limited to, employment contracts and relations, restrictive and protective covenants, covenants not to compete, and employee/employer termination agreements. While New Jersey law subscribes to the "at will" employer/employee relationship, which relationship provides that an employee may be hired or fired, at the will of the employer, there are various legal authorities that dictate the terms of the relationship between employer and employee. Specifically, employees are afforded various protections under the Americans with Disability Act, the Family Medical Leave Act and the Civil Rights Act, just to name a few.
Employer representation includes providing preventative legal counseling in an attempt to avoid straying from any of the well regarded rules and regulations that guide the relationships between an employer and its employees. In addition, employee representation includes providing guidance and litigation representation to employees who believe that they have been treated unfairly by their employer.
Many employers operate under the mistaken impression that depending on the number of employees they engage, they are not required to comply with State and Federal regulations and are not required, for instance, to establish an employee/employer relationships policy and, in many instances, do not provide guidance through an employee handbook. These and various other issues involving the employer/employee relationship are all handled in a discrete and confidential manner.