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Employment Law Practice
PFS provides its clients with a wide spectrum of employment law services -- from timely advice on regulatory issues to appropriate documentation of employment relationships to aggressive representation in litigation matters. Our attorneys regularly assist clients in the following areas:
. preparation of employee handbooks and personnel policies;
. audits of employment practices and compliance training;
. drafting of employment offer letters and agreements;
. compliance with wage and hour regulations;
. implementation of discipline and discharge protocols;
. compliance with plant closing and mass layoff regulations;
. drafting of separation agreements ;
. defense of wage claims before the Illinois Department of Labor;
We believe that our approach in counseling clients appropriately reflects our clients' goal to minimize conflicts in the workplace that might lead to costly litigation. First and foremost, we work with our clients proactively to help prevent employment disputes from arising. Our proactive employment program is comprised of an efficient, three-step process: (1) an audit of existing personnel and employment practices, (2) review and modification (if necessary) of employment policies, and (3) compliance training of management and rank-and-file employees. These three steps are designed to promote compliance with applicable laws, correct problems that can create liabilities, and prevent the time and expense of employee claims.
We also provide ongoing advice, at our clients' request, on a variety of matters ranging from grand-scale issues such as employee separations and reductions in force, as well as day-to-day issues such as wage and hour practices and employee leaves of absence. Our advice is designed to lead our clients through the tangled web of federal, state, and local laws that govern virtually every decision you make regarding your employees.
Finally, we work with our clients to promptly and effectively plan, conduct, and document discrimination, harassment, and disciplinary investigations, and execute the results. In the event of a charge filed by a current or former employee with an administrative agency, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or Illinois Department of Labor, we assist our clients in defending such a charge in an efficient, cost-effective manner.
PFS provides its clients with a wide spectrum of employment law services -- from timely advice on regulatory issues to appropriate documentation of employment relationships to aggressive representation in litigation matters. Our attorneys regularly assist clients in the following areas:
. preparation of employee handbooks and personnel policies;
. audits of employment practices and compliance training;
. drafting of employment offer letters and agreements;
. compliance with wage and hour regulations;
. implementation of discipline and discharge protocols;
. compliance with plant closing and mass layoff regulations;
. drafting of separation agreements ;
| . | defense of discrimination, harassment and wrongful discharge claims (including before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Illinois Department of Human Rights, and Illinois Human Rights Commission); |
. defense of wage claims before the Illinois Department of Labor;
| • | protests of unemployment claims before the Illinois Department of Employment Security; and |
| . | preparation of confidentiality agreements, restrictive covenants (including non-competition and non-solicitation agreements), and trade secret policies. |
We believe that our approach in counseling clients appropriately reflects our clients' goal to minimize conflicts in the workplace that might lead to costly litigation. First and foremost, we work with our clients proactively to help prevent employment disputes from arising. Our proactive employment program is comprised of an efficient, three-step process: (1) an audit of existing personnel and employment practices, (2) review and modification (if necessary) of employment policies, and (3) compliance training of management and rank-and-file employees. These three steps are designed to promote compliance with applicable laws, correct problems that can create liabilities, and prevent the time and expense of employee claims.
We also provide ongoing advice, at our clients' request, on a variety of matters ranging from grand-scale issues such as employee separations and reductions in force, as well as day-to-day issues such as wage and hour practices and employee leaves of absence. Our advice is designed to lead our clients through the tangled web of federal, state, and local laws that govern virtually every decision you make regarding your employees.
Finally, we work with our clients to promptly and effectively plan, conduct, and document discrimination, harassment, and disciplinary investigations, and execute the results. In the event of a charge filed by a current or former employee with an administrative agency, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or Illinois Department of Labor, we assist our clients in defending such a charge in an efficient, cost-effective manner.
