Frantz Ward’s Labor and Employment Practice Group counsels employers regarding the full range of human resources management issues.  Our attorneys draft and edit employment handbooks and individual policies, and provide up-to-date advice on revising existing policies or creating new ones as laws change.  In addition, our lawyers are equipped to provide on-site training on a variety of timely compliance issues, such as sexual harassment training, managing chronically absent employees and workplace injuries, performance management and appropriate disciplinary documentation.

We counsel employers throughout all phases of the employment process, including hiring, discipline, evaluations, termination, reductions in force, and separation agreements.  Our Labor and Employment lawyers’ collective expertise can help to reduce or avoid litigation costs that can arise due to poor planning or misguided actions, including disputes arising from:

• Discrimination and harassment issues
• Wrongful discharge and whistleblowing issues
• FMLA and related state law leave issues
• Disability law and accommodation issues
• Workplace violence issues
• Employee and executive contract issues
• Drug testing and workplace safety issues
• Wage and hour issues
• Workplace misconduct investigations
• Governmental audits and investigations