Employment Law Firm Services
- Advising on compliance with state and federal employment laws and regulations relating to discrimination, harassment and retaliation, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA).
- Counseling on attendance, leave and accommodation issues, including development and application of policies pertaining to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), state/local leave laws and workers’ compensation laws.
- Providing guidance on federal, state, and local wage and hour issues such as overtime, DOL audits and regulations, intern rules, independent contractor agreements, commission schedules and FLSA regulations.
- Developing and implementing federally mandated policies, including Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity policies.
Halpern & Scrom provides the employment law services you need to maintain a safe and compliant environment. To learn more about our employment law firm services, click on the topic you want to learn more about from the selection below:
Release of Revised Form I-9 Delayed
Mar 15, 2009
In the January 2009 edition of "Real Workplace Issues," we detailed a revised Form I-9 which employers were supposed to begin using on February 2,...
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Signed Into Law
Mar 15, 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Ms. Ledbetter’s claims were time-barred because the time limits for filing a charge of discrimination begin to run...
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Contains COBRA Subsidy
Mar 13, 2009
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("the Stimulus Act"), which includes...
ADA Amendments Act of 2008 Enhances Protections for Employees
Jan 13, 2009
The following are some of the major changes implemented by the ADAAA: Under the ADA, a "disability" was defined as a "physical or mental impairment...
Eligible Employees
Dec 15, 2008
The final regulations retain the original requirement that an employee be employed by an employer for at least 12 months and 1,250 hours in the 12...
Penalties/Sanctions
Jun 15, 2008
Oftentimes, violations of the FLSA are discovered either as a result of an audit/investigation conducted by the Wage and Hour Division or a charge...
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