Effective legal service to employers demands expertise in multiple areas of law. Our Employment Law Group provides a seamless approach to legal service by offering responsive, coordinated representation in all aspects of labor and employment. We provide effective counsel to public and private sector employers in employment, labor, employee benefits, workers’ compensation, and immigration. Our clients range from family-owned businesses to some of the largest employers in the region, in industries including retail, higher education, manufacturing, construction, hospitals and health care, communications and printing, professional services, food processing, and non-profit organizations.

While each of our attorneys have specific areas of focus, their shared knowledge in other employment-related practices, combined with our collaborative approach to client service, provides an emphasis on commitment and sophistication we think sets us apart from our competitors.

Our experience covers a wide range of employment matters, including:

• General counseling of employers on issues stemming from hiring, discipline, termination, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) compliance, and other employment law issues
• Affirmative Action plans and OFCCP audits
• Audits of employment practices
• Policy review, including review of employee handbooks and manuals, substance abuse testing, electronic communications, document retention, and other areas
• Workforce reductions
• Separation agreements
• Wage and hour compliance, including compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage payment and collection laws
• Compliance with military leave laws

Our service extends beyond our clients’ immediate needs. We offer regular newsletters and client updates on timely legal issues and present annual seminars on a wide range of topics. We also frequently conduct in-house training for human resource professionals on issues including harassment and workplace violence, FMLA and ADA, discipline and discharge, performance evaluations, documentation, employee benefits updates, union avoidance, and diversity.

Barley Snyder's Employment Training Programs

Are you ready to face the changes that 2009 will bring to the employment law landscape? Our Employment Law Group offers Employment Training Programs that provide practice guidance, knowledge, and resources to help your management team to act decisively and minimize legal risk by becoming familiar with and staying up-to-date with the myriad changes in employment laws 2009 is bringing. Click HERE for more information on Barley Snyder's Employment Training Programs

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• Employee Benefits
• Employment Litigation
• Immigration
• Labor Law
• Workers' Compensation

• New Health Care Law’s Small Business Tax Credit Available to Contractors and Small Businesses
• DOL Wage and Hour Division Clarifies Rules for Unpaid Interns in the For-Profit Sector
• Significant Changes Afoot with Respect to the NLRB