Expertise
Expertise
Workplace Law
Whether you’re just starting out or have been in business for decades, Goldstein Law Group has the combined years and breadth of experience to help you solve workplace issues and avoid legal exposure.
When you’re starting out
- Planning for and recruiting your first employees
- Establishing onboarding, background check, and drug-testing protocols
- Classifying employees (exempt, non-exempt, full-time, etc.)
- Completing I-9 Forms
Supporting your HR personnel
When you’re growing
- Navigating sick leave, vacation, and final paycheck laws
- Establishing compliant recordkeeping and timekeeping systems
- Developing position descriptions and evaluation protocols
- Advising on ADA, FMLA, Worker’s Compensation, and other leave laws
- Addressing social media in the workplace
When things go sideways
- Identifying appropriate disciplinary actions
- Drafting severance agreements
- Challenging unemployment claims
- Investigating theft, harassment, and other misdeeds
- Rectifying compromised employee or customer data
- Responding to the loss of a key employee
- Initiating or defending litigation in state or federal court
When you’re looking ahead
- Developing employment handbooks, policies, and protocols
- Restructuring your workforce
- Drafting non-competition, non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreements
- Administering last chance agreements and performance improvement plans
Recruitment and Retention Challenges
Businesses experienced more widespread (or perhaps simply more widely reported) employee burnout in the past few years, and recent studies suggest many workers (41% of
Union Organizing Continues
Several large businesses—perhaps most notably Amazon and Starbucks—continue to receive attention for employee union activity and their response. For instance, Wisconsin Starbucks organizer, Kolton Gosnell,
