Employment Law
Hanify & King’s Employment Law Practice Group represents management in four main areas: employment discrimination proceedings; restrictive covenant and trade secret litigation; employee relations; and compliance counseling and training. Consistent with Hanify & King’s philosophy, our lawyers apply the law with a practical perspective – utilizing our understanding of the client’s business, culture, and problem, to achieve the client’s goals.
In the employment discrimination area, we draw upon the full resources of Hanify & King’s experienced litigation team to actively defend employers before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state and federal courts. We also counsel clients in the context of investigations by the Attorney General’s office.
We assist our clients in protecting trade secrets and other proprietary information through non-competition, non-disclosure and non-solicitation agreements and strong employer policies and procedures. Hanify & King has extensive experience in preparing effective agreements, assisting with their implementation, and litigating their enforcement should it be necessary.
We are proactive in the areas of employee relations, compliance counseling, and training, by developing employment policies and procedures to prevent costly litigation. For dozens of corporate clients, we prepare and deliver training modules and conduct seminars on workplace harassment prevention, medical leave issues and other employment law topics. In response to employee complaints of wrongful conduct, we conduct in-depth investigations and work with in-house counsel to develop the appropriate corporate response.
We provide advice on the interrelationship of the various state and federal laws governing the workplace, such as the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Occupational Health and Safety Act. To ensure compliance with the WARN Act and other applicable federal and state laws, we counsel employers implementing corporate change, such as downsizing or terminations.
Through our Best Practice Briefing program, we offer in-house counsel, management, and Human Resources staff seminars on a variety of cutting-edge employment law topics.
