| Labor
Law - Is your company embroiled in labor disputes? |
Our
firm can assist you in:
- Responding to a union organizing
campaign
- Preparing for a strike
- Minimizing disruptions caused
by picketing
- Collective bargaining
- Representing your company in
grievance and arbitration proceedings
- Representing your company in
proceedings before the National
Labor Relations Board, the Hawaii
Labor Relations Board, or the National
Mediation Board.
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| Employment
Litigation - Has your company been sued? |
Our litigation
team is experienced in defending employers
and managers against a wide variety
of claims filed in Hawaii state and
federal courts, including claims for:
- Sexual harassment
- Employment discrimination
- Retaliation
- Whistleblowing
- Wrongful termination
- Breach of contract
- Invasion of privacy
- Defamation, libel, and slander
- Emotional distress
- Pension plan litigation
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| Administrative
Law - Is your company under investigation
by a state or federal agency? |
| Our attorneys
have represented employers in investigations
and hearings instituted by the following
government agencies, among others:
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Hawaii Civil Rights Commission
- Federal Department of Labor
- State Department of Labor and
Industrial Relations
- Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs
- Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
- Hawaii Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
- National Labor Relations Board
- National Mediation Board
- Hawaii Labor Relations Board
- Hawaii Labor and Industrial Relations
Appeal Board
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| Legal
Compliance - Does your company have questions
about its legal rights and responsibilities? |
| Our firm can
help guide you through the growing
framework of labor and employment
laws. We have answered countless questions
and have provided advice on such issues
as:
- Collective bargaining and contract
administration
- Wage and hour issues
- Substance abuse testing
- Criminal background checks
- Workplace violence
- Occupational safety and heath
- Sexual harassment
- Employment discrimination
- Accommodations for disabled employees
- Family, medical, and pregnancy
leave
- Military leave
- Prepaid Health Care, Temporary
Disability Insurance, and continued
health care coverage under COBRA
- Employee discipline and discharge
- Non-compete agreements
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| Prevention
and Risk Management - Is your company interested
in proactive measures to reduce its risk of
liability? |
We believe that
an ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure. We can assist you in:
- Drafting (or updating) employee
handbooks
- Drafting (or updating) employment
policies
- Drafting executive contracts
- Training your managers on key
employment issues
- Training your employees on your
company’s harassment and discrimination
policy
- Creating compensation programs
- Auditing your employment policies
and practices for compliance with
federal and state law
- Investigating employee complaints
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| Government
Employers and Contractors - Are you dealing
with issues unique to government employers
and contractors? |
We can help
your company comply with special laws
that apply to government employers
and contractors. Some of the more
common laws include:
- Executive Order 11246 (which requires
affirmative action programs for
government contractors)
- Davis-Bacon (which requires government
contractors to pay “prevailing
wages” to employees who perform
work on government projects)
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| Business
Transactions and Operations - Is your company
considering changes to its operations? |
Our firm can
help guide your company through challenging
times. We are prepared to assist you
in:
- Providing notice under the state
Dislocated Workers Act and the federal
Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act
- Addressing labor and employment
issues that arise in the context
of a sale, transfer, acquisition
or change of control of a business
- Preparing for and implementing
a reorganization or reduction in
force
- Implementing severance programs
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