Our lawyers provide a full range of services to help employers avoid costly employment lawsuits
and to improve their business. We also have the experience and expertise to defend against any
wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, or other employee claim. Whether preventing
litigation or resolving it, we employ a common-sense and cost-effective approach to problem-solving,
working as a team with our colleagues and our clients.
Our employment law practice includes the following areas of concentration:
- Preventive Advice
- We believe that good advice can help prevent lawsuits. Therefore, we provide
a full range of services designed to prevent claims, including: preparation of employee handbooks,
policies, and procedures; training and counseling on issues ranging from sexual harassment to
disability accommodation requests; and advice on discipline and terminations.
- Contract Preparation
- We can assist with negotiating and drafting all types of contracts,
including covenants not to compete, trade secret agreements, severance plans, and other employment
agreements.
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- Compliance Issues
- We can ensure compliance with the numerous and complex federal and state
statutes and regulations affecting the workplace, including: discrimination statutes such as
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with
Disabilities Act, and Vermont’s Fair Employment Practices Act; the federal and Vermont laws
requiring family, parental, medical, and military leave; overtime laws including the Fair Labor
Standards Act; benefits statutes such as COBRA and ERISA; and unemployment and workers’ compensation
laws.
- Labor Negotiations
- We can handle labor negotiations, union relations, and employee
grievances under federal and state labor relations statutes.
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- We can assist in preparing and implementing benefit
and compensation programs, including employee stock option plans, deferred compensation plans,
pension and retirement plans, and executive compensation issues.
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- Employment Litigation
- Our team of employment lawyers can defend against any wrongful termination,
discrimination, harassment, overtime, breach of contract, or other employment claim. We can do so in
all state and federal courts in Vermont and before administrative agencies such as the Vermont
Attorney General’s office, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, or the Department of Labor.
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- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- When appropriate, we encourage clients to consider alternatives
to litigation, such as mediation or arbitration, and we regularly represent clients in these type
of proceedings. In addition, several members of the firm regularly serve as mediators, evaluators,
or arbitrators to assist others in resolving their disputes.
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- National and International
- Our membership in Meritas, a global network of independent,
mid-sized law firms, allows us to provide our clients, quickly and efficiently, with
experienced guidance on doing business throughout the country and around the world.
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