Minneapolis Employment Attorneys
Every business is an employer. An inevitable outcome of operating a business is that employment law issues, small and large, arise on a virtually daily basis. Occasionally employment disputes with current or former employees evolve into larger more complex matters that result in litigation. Sometimes employers find themselves on the receiving end of such litigation. Other times, employers are the parties commencing litigation, for example, to protect their confidential information and intellectual property or to enforce agreements with their employees such as non-competition and non-solicitation agreements. Whatever the reason for litigation, making intelligent and proactive decisions about often complicated employment law issues early on before it is too late, rather than reacting and playing defense years later, is the hallmark of a well run business and those that do a solid job managing the human resources function.
Uninformed decision making and missteps when first confronting an employment law issue, without the benefit of proper legal advice, can often lead to adverse results that are quite problematic years later, usually following costly and protracted litigation. Our goal is always to help your business make sound, proactive decisions early on when confronting challenging employment law issues so that, where possible, your business avoids litigation and the costs and distractions associated with lawsuits.
Hellmuth & Johnson's employment law attorneys, who over their collective years of experience have represented and advised both employers and employees regarding a wide array of employment law issues and disputes, are well suited to help businesses make sound and intelligent decisions so that your company avoids costly litigation. Our experience periodically representing individuals with their employment law questions and concerns makes us better evaluators of risk when potential employment law claims do occasionally arise against our business clients.
Our work for businesses large and small range from daily advice questions that may be resolved in a single phone call, to complex litigation matters that sometimes can take months or years to resolve. In certain situations, despite best efforts, litigation may be the only right course of action for our business clients. When it is, we are ready to prosecute or defend your case vigorously to a successful conclusion whether that is through alternative dispute resolution, motion practice, trial, and/or appeal. Simply put, our employment law attorneys are well equipped to help your business manage business risk associated with all types of employment law issues and help you achieve the best result at least cost.
Hellmuth & Johnson's employment law lawyers are ready to provide advice and counseling to businesses regarding a variety of employment law topics. Areas of expertise for businesses seeking employment law assistance includes affirmative action compliance, alcohol and drug testing; arbitration; charge responses before the Minnesota Department of Human Rights ("MHRA") and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"); class action litigation; COBRA health insurance coverage issues; commission and other pay disputes; consulting agreements; disability; discrimination, including age, disability, gender, pregnancy, race, and sex discrimination claims among others; document retention policies, electronic discovery issues related to employment claims; Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"); employment agreements and contracts; employee handbooks and policy manuals; employee records and employee access to records; Equal Pay Act; ERISA litigation; hiring; human resources counseling; independent contractor agreements; insurance coverage issues; invention assignment agreements; non-competition and non-solicitation agreements; retaliation and reprisal litigation; separation agreements and termination counseling; sexual harassment training and litigation; trade secrets; unemployment compensation; wage and hour issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FMLA"); workforce reductions (i.e., layoffs) and WARN Act issues; and whistleblower counseling among many other substantive areas.
In providing employment advice, our focus is first and foremost on helping our business clients assess their best options for resolving difficult and challenging issues while balancing that need against the cost of legal services. While litigation may be an option, it is not always the right option. When it is, we say so. When it is not, we help our business clients reach resolutions that are sensible and workable and that allow them to focus on productive endeavors rather than the counter-productive time that the distraction of litigation brings to all involved.
If litigation is required, our highly experienced team of employment law specialists is ready to assist your business in winning its case. No matter what road our business clients' cases follow, our goal is to ensure that each and every client receives the best possible result in the most efficient manner possible at least cost.
If your business has an employment issue for which you need guidance and counseling, please consider contacting one of Hellmuth & Johnson's employment law lawyers who are ready to assist you.
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