Sentences with phrase «employment attorney before»

It is critically important that you speak to an employment attorney before signing a severance agreement.

(Always, always, always, consult an employment attorney before laying off employees to make sure you're legally compliant.)

Not exact matches

Hebert and Pasarell «initially sought $ 1.2 M and reduced their settlement number only once (to $ 600,000) before we drew a hard - and - fast - line at salary / benefits from their continuing employment to May 30... and damages,» Assembly majority counsel William Collins wrote in a May 20 e-mail to Deputy Attorney General Arlene Smoler and Deputy Comptroller Nancy Groenwegen.

Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos was paid between $ 150,000 and $ 250,000 from his outside employment as an attorney with business before state appellate courts on Long Island.

We represent our clients in both state and federal courts and before state and federal administrative agencies such as the Texas Education Agency, State Board of Education, Texas Attorney General, Texas State Auditor, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Secretary of State, Texas Department of Agriculture, the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Commission on Human Rights, the Department of Education / Office of Civil Rights, Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Health & Human Services, Department of Justice and various other federal agencies.

Before terminating or suspending an employee, contact one of our employment attorneys to discuss your rights and protections.

Our attorneys have excellent track records successfully defending claims in state and federal court, as well as before administrative agencies such as the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

But when these claims are filed, our employment attorneys have the experience necessary to defend such claims, as they have handled thousands of matters before judges, juries, arbitrators and government agencies, including numerous cases that have expanded the scope of employer rights.

Before you agree to a severance package or separation agreement, it is best to have the contract reviewed by an experienced Pennsylvania employment attorney.

Before you put out an advertisement for a job opening in your organization, you should have an employment attorney review the contents of the advertisements.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

Our skilled panel of employment attorneys is ready to address your specific concerns before you head home to implement the compliance best practices and strategic insights you've learned at HR Comply 2018!

During his employment at the North Dakota Office of Attorney General, Doug drafted and reviewed legislation, testified before legislative committees, and assisted legislators and legislative committees with rewriting bills.

The attorneys conduct comprehensive employment audits to expose problem areas before they become legal nightmares.

Our employment attorneys have proudly represented clients in matters in state and federal court and before various state and federal agencies.

Mike Fox raises a red flag about potential future pain for employment law clients whose attorneys were paid contingency fees for cases settled before Oct. 22, 2004, when Congress passed the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.

Our attorneys have successfully handled these matters before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Fair Employment and Housing Commission, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and other regulatory agencies.

Our Labor and Employment attorneys regularly appear before state and federal courts.

Our attorneys counsel clients in these areas and defend discrimination claims before state and local fair employment practice agencies, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other federalemployment practice agencies, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other federalEmployment Opportunity Commission and other federal agencies.

We've written before about the strong contingent of law bloggers in Iowa, so it should come as no surprise to see Iowa employment attorney Patrick Smith of Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave having success blogging on employment law and litigation in the Hawkeye State.

These are just some of the traits we look for before we recommend an Illinois employment attorney or law firm.

March 2000 - Bench Trial (5 days) Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Joseph R. Kalin) Case: Breach of Written Employment Contract for Chief Financial Officer Role: Lead Trial Attorney Verdict: Plaintiff (fraud claims and individuals dismissed before trial)

Having one employee doesn't require someone on site to make sure things are legal and in line, but you should consult with an employment law attorney or an HR consultant before you make your first job offer.

In an article recently published on the National Public Radio (NPR) website, Attorney and safe hiring expert Lester Rosen, founder and CEO of background check firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR), says employers must perform a kind of balancing act with background checks since «every story of a person denied a job because of some youthful indiscretion decades in the past» is usually balanced by a «case of a registered sex offender whose record was not properly checked before being hired for a job involving interaction with the public.»

Attorney and safe hiring expert Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO background check firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will present a live webinar titled «Background Checks in California: Know the Rules of the Road Before Getting on the Freeway» with HR Hero ® on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

In his article entitled Know Before You Hire: 2017 Employment Screening Trends, SHRM online editor / manager Roy Maurer interviewed several background check experts including Attorney Lester Rosen, founder and CEO of the background check firm Employment Screening Resources ® (ESR).

Seek out guidance from an employment law attorney or HR professional (such as Kevin Watkins at NAR, [email protected]) before the review if performance issues need to be addressed or documented.