Helping Your Business is Our Business
There are many concerns involved with owning or starting a business. In addition to keeping operating costs to a minimum, one of the most difficult issues owners or managers face is managing their employees. With an ever-growing number of "dos and don'ts" created by new laws and court cases, disputes between employers and their employees are inevitable.
At the law firm of Kates Nussman Rapone Ellis & Farhi, LLP, our Bergen County, New Jersey, employment law lawyers represent businesses and employees involved in workplace negotiations and disputes. With our extensive experience in employment law and our prominent reputation in the legal and local community, we are confident that we can meet your specific needs in a timely and cost-effective manner.
If you are an employee who feels that you are a victim of employment discrimination — or an employer struggling with a "problem employee," let us help you determine the best course of action. Contact us today. From our law offices in Hackensack, New Jersey, and New York City, we represent clients throughout northern New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area.
Our New Jersey and New York Employment Law Practice
Our employment law attorneys represent clients involved in employment transactions and employment litigation, including:
- Wrongful termination: We handle cases involving wrongful discharge, breach of employee contracts, discriminatory discharges and disability-related discharges.
- Sexual harassment and discrimination: Our Bergen County sexual harassment attorneys represent employers and employees facing lawsuits involving discrimination in hiring practices, on-the-job harassment or discharges based on sex, race, religion, age, medical condition or sexual orientation.
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) issues: An employee and his/her family has specific rights under the FMLA, which we help to protect. We also defend employers facing false FMLA claims.
- Employment contracts: We draft and review a wide range of employment contracts, including offer letters, noncompetition agreements and severance agreements. We also represent clients involved in employment contract disputes.
- Workplace retaliation: An employee cannot be fired, demoted or otherwise "punished" for taking certain legal actions, such as bringing a discrimination claim or cooperating with an EEOC investigation.
- Employee dishonesty: We handle employee dishonesty claims involving issues such as misuse of work computers and theft of company time.
- Confidentiality violations: We represent employers and employees in litigation involving trade secret violations, misuse of customer information and other confidentiality violations.
Whether you are a small business, medium-sized business or an employee at any level, you are entitled to representation that can provide you with the tools to protect your rights.
Contact Our Bergen County Sexual Harassment Lawyers ∙ Call 201-488-7211
To make an appointment for an initial consultation about your employment law matter with our New York and New Jersey employment law attorneys, please call or send us an e-mail today.
