Services
Customized Training|
Consulting/Employee Relations|
Internal Investigations |
Law Firm Referrals
Customized Training
Our training is truly unique. Each session is practical, fun and motivating. Because Karen is a lawyer, HR professional and college educator, you know that the workshops will include the legal information your participants need, with practical solutions on applying the law. We recognize that your employees can’t afford to be off-line all day, and that’s why most of our workshops last no more than 2-3 hours, yet we pack everything your employees need to know into these sessions.
We tailor our workplace training to meet your specific needs. We can train your managers and employees directly, or we can train your HR staff to deliver training to your workforce. We also offer on-going development for your HR team. In addition, we offer 1-1 training for executives, managers or employees who, for disciplinary or development reasons, need specialized attention relating to harassment, discrimination or any other employment law.
Executives & Management
Most managers and executives successfully perform the “business” part of their jobs, but few have been trained to successfully lead and manage the employees who report to them.
Leading and managing employees is a learned skill. Studies indicate that employees leave managers, not companies. For many executives and managers, poor management practices and bad behaviors result from lack of understanding or knowledge of the law. Worse yet, many managers are afraid to properly discipline and terminate employees out of an unreasonable fear of lawsuits. These costly mistakes can lead to employee lawsuits, turnover and lower productivity.
Properly training executives and managers can decrease the risk of employee lawsuits and increase productivity and retention. Let us train your executives and managers on:
Performance Management Done Right
Workplace Conduct
Harassment Prevention
Diversity & EEO
Wage & Hour Compliance
10 Employment Laws Every Manager Must Know
We will customize our training to meet your specific needs.
Employees
Most employees come to work with a desire to succeed. Many behaviors by employees that result in disciplinary action or termination are caused by a lack of understanding of their organization’s policies, procedures or the law. Training employees on the employer’s expectations will lead to a reduced risk of employee lawsuits, lower turnover and higher productivity. In addition, it will create a healthy and enjoyable workplace for employees and managers. Let us train your workforce on:
Proper workplace conduct
Important policies and procedures of your organization
Harassment Prevention
Diversity & EEO
10 Employment Laws Every Employee Must Understand
Human Resources
High functioning HR teams are heavily engaged in the daily strategic operations of their organizations, leaving little time for their own development. Most organizations recognize the value of a talented HR team, but also find the expense of outside conferences cost prohibitive.
Let us train and develop your HR staff for a fraction of individually sending them to conferences and events.
A trained HR team will reduce the risk of employee related lawsuits and will lead to better results for your organization. Let us train your HR team on:
Conducting internal investigations
Recent developments in employment laws
Recent HR updates & trends
Understanding harassment & discrimination
Wage & Hour compliance
FMLA, ADA & Worker’s Comp (the Bermuda Triangle)
Any HR or employment law topic of interest
We can also train your HR team to train your managers & employees on important HR and employment law topics. For a more detail description of our workshops click here.
Consulting/Employee Relations
We understand the complexities of making business decisions regarding employees. With the multitude of employment laws governing most organizations, including the ADA, FMLA, Title VII, FLSA and more, it is incredibly difficult for employers to keep up with their legal obligations to employees. And, when negative employee behaviors infiltrate the workplace, employers are often faced with making tough decisions on how to handle these situations. Making a wrong decision could lead to successful employee lawsuits, costing organizations thousands in legal fees, and potential judgments.
Let us help you make sound, legally compliant business decisions regarding employee hiring, discipline, and termination. When you consult with us, you know you’re getting advice from a knowledgeable employment lawyer with experience in human resources and the business environment. We can draft policies for your organization, help you make decisions regarding employee discipline and termination, or provide on-going outsourced employee relations services. In most instances there is not just a legal answer, but also a practical business solution. We know how to handle difficult and complex employee situations. Our consulting services get you back to business business, and takes the stress of these employee situations away.
Advice & Counseling
Outsourced Employee Relations
On-going Retainer Services
On-Call Services
HR Audits & Review or Development of HR Handbooks, Policies and Codes of Conduct
Internal Investigations
When a complaint of harassment, discrimination or other misconduct is brought to your company’s attention, immediate action is needed. Most organizations are not equipped with the expertise to conduct a complex, difficult investigation into the legitimacy of the complaint. In addition, complaints against senior executives make it virtually impossible to conduct an objective investigation internally.
We have conducted hundreds of investigations, including those involving harassment, discrimination, general misconduct, mismanagement, bullying, workplace violence, fraud, falsification of application and most other types of misconduct. Our experience ranges from top senior management to non-exempt employees.
When you receive a complaint, it is critical that immediate action is taken. For some laws, taking immediate action will completely relieve your organization of liability, even if the allegations of misconduct are true.
Let us investigate internal complaints. We will conduct an objective, thorough investigation and will complete a practical, usable report on the findings. In addition, we will make recommendations on how to handle the results, including whether disciplinary action should be taken, if any. Finally, because Karen has practiced law and understands the workings of the legal system, she would be poised to testify regarding the investigation in any subsequent litigation that may result from the complaint.
Law Firm Referrals
We recognize that most law firms cannot handle the investigations for their clients due to the potential conflict if the matter results in litigation. When law firms refer their clients to us for the investigation, we will work with the law firm to ensure that all the client’s needs are met in a confidential, objective and thorough manner. We take good care of the law firm’s clients, and then refer them back to the law firm after the investigation is complete. Our firm does not handle any litigation, so you can be assured that we will only provide the services for which the matter has been referred. We are not in competition with law firms for clients. We work with them to provide services that the law firm cannot provide.