Our firm advises clients on a variety of employment issues. In addition to representing management in employment matters, as part of its employment law practice the firm offers to serve as a supplement to in-house legal departments and/or human resource departments, providing assistance in preventing a wide range of workplace problems through expert training programs; in particular, programs addressing workplace discrimination, harassment, and diversity.
In the wake of landmark Supreme Court decisions regarding the importance of educating a workforce on the subjects of discrimination and harassment, preventative employment training plays an important role in reducing the risk of employment-related litigation and in defending discrimination and harassment claims should they become the subject of litigation.
The firm offers its clients discrimination, harassment and diversity training programs, custom-tailored to individual workplace cultures and designed for all levels of an organization. Such programs prepare human resource personnel and frontline managers to make informed and smart decisions that protect both employers and their employees by helping to ensure that workplace decisions conform to employment laws and, in addition, by assisting in the development of productive, satisfying, and long-lasting workplace relationships - a core business goal of any organization striving to reduce unnecessary costs. These programs also serve to educate non-management employees concerning their responsibilities with respect to workplace discrimination and sexual and other forms of illegal harassment.