We advocate for employees facing workplace injustice, guide employers through compliance, and defend businesses in employment disputes.
Discrimination
In order to have a valid discrimination claim, an employer, generally, must take some tangible adverse employment action against an employee. This may include a termination, layoff, demotion, reduction in compensation or benefits, reassignment to lesser duties, or a failure to promote. Generally, a negative performance review or unreceptive treatment, without more, is insufficient. Moreover, an employer’s adverse employment action must be motivated by an employee’s protected class status.
If you’ve faced discrimination in the workplace, the Atlas Law Firm can help you securing the compensation and corrective action you deserve. We also provide guidance for employers on how to reduce discrimination claims in number and severity through good policies and training.
Wage and Hour.
At the Atlas Law Firm, we believe it is important to address potential wage and hour issues before plaintiffs bring a lawsuit or the government begins an investigation. We regularly assist clients in reviewing company policies and practices, pointing out any areas of non-compliance, and making suggestions for how to come into compliance in a way that fits with the client’s operational needs and minimizes the risk of subsequent litigation or government investigation.
We also litigate wage and hour cases, and we are consistently at the forefront of emerging issues in FLSA and state wage and hour law. While most of these cases focus on whether employers have properly classified employees as “exempt” from overtime pay requirements or whether non-exempt employees received pay and overtime for all hours worked, we also handle a broad range of other wage and hour issues, such as paycheck requirements, bonus calculations, vacation pay, uniforms and dress codes, timekeeping, and waiting time penalties.
Employment Agreements
An employee agreement is the traditional document used in relationships between employees and employers for the purpose of laying out the rights, responsibilities, and obligations of both parties during the employment period. Given its purpose, an employee agreement can be one of those vital documents utilized by an employer. The employee agreement will allow an employer to solidify the relationship with employees to make certain that the key terms of the contractual relationship are understood by each party.
Whether you need help with Non-Compete, Non-Disclosure, Non-Solicitation, or any other tricky aspect of employee agreements, the Atlas Law Firm is here to help make sure that your agreement is crafted for your needs and is enforceable when it counts.
Employee Benefit
Employee benefits present unique and complex challenges as organizations try to keep up with the regulatory landscape while simultaneously designing benefits and compensation strategies that allow them to maximize talent and attract the best candidates.
The Atlas Law Firm, handles a full spectrum of benefit law matters for a diverse mix of business clients across the nation. We provide comprehensive legal advice, counseling, and representation to plan sponsors, plan fiduciaries, and benefit plans relating to Employee benefits issues arising in the design, administration, and operation of all benefit and compensation arrangements, including compliance with ERISA.
Workplace Safety
One of the principal responsibilities of federal safety and health agencies is to enforce laws that protect the safety and health of employees. As a result of this enforcement mandate, employers routinely face unexpected and intense regulatory scrutiny.
Rather than waiting for a sudden visit from OSHA or another agency, employers should proactively monitor and ensure compliance with all applicable safety and health laws. In addition to following the law, organizations can benefit from improving workplace safety to satisfy the needs and demands of workers and customers, as an unsafe workplace can be devastating to employee morale and public opinion.
At the Atlas Law Firm, we are ready to help you evaluate your company’s safety policies and practices to make sure you are not only in compliance with regulations, but also minimizing other costs associated with safety issues.
White Collar
In an area of the law where initial actions can have long-term consequences, at the Atlas Law Firm, we are available at a moment’s notice to help clients prepare for and defend criminal investigations, quasi-criminal regulatory proceedings, and grand jury matters, as well as related civil litigation. We advise clients in all aspects of criminal and regulatory proceedings, including interviews, hearings, trials, and appeals.
While our attorneys are well-versed in the defense of virtually any type of white-collar criminal action that may be brought against a corporation or individual client, we have particular experience in criminal and enforcement matters related to workplace law matters, such as fraud charges, financial crimes, and theft of intellectual property and trade secrets.